[Pharm News = Reporter Taeil Kim] Generally, the nose can be said to be a feature that has a large influence on the overall impression of the face. Even for people with the same eye shape and face shape, you can see that the impression changes greatly when the nose bridge becomes just slightly higher or lower. For that reason, quite a few people undergo rhinoplasty as a way to improve this. Beyond simply raising the nose bridge, surgery may also be decided on to improve a complex such as a flat, wide nose or a hump nose.The issue is that, with surgery being performed for so many reasons, there are also quite a few cases where people are not satisfied with the result and plan a revision. Various problems can arise that make a revision truly necessary, such as dissatisfaction with the shape itself, contracture occurring after surgery, the implant showing through, or the implant bending.When a silicone implant enters the body during nose surgery, our body recognizes it as a foreign substance and a capsule can form around the implant. If this capsule becomes excessively thick, the surrounding skin shrinks, the nose becomes shorter, and the nasal tip appears lifted, among other shape deformations. When excessive scar tissue forms due to surgery, contraction of the scar tissue likewise causes the nasal tip to be lifted and to harden. This is precisely the contracted nose, a representative side effect that appears after surgery.With revision surgery for side effects such as a contracted nose, there must be no second failure, so a correspondingly careful approach is needed. Recently, when performing nose revision surgery, plans using stem cells are sometimes made.Using the patient's own stem cells extracted from their body, problems in the nasal tissue, skin, and scar tissue can be restored. In nose revision surgery, the operation becomes very difficult due to severe scar tissue, but using stem cells makes the tissue healthy within a short period, improves blood circulation, and softens it, so the revision process goes more smoothly and a better surgical result can be created.The effects obtained by collecting stem cells and injecting them into the nose are that the scar tissue of the nose can soften, and capillaries become abundant so that oxygen supply to the nose flows smoothly. Through this, it becomes easier to shape the contour of the nose as desired, and with abundant capillaries and oxygen supply, it can also help smooth recovery after surgery.Because of these advantages, there are cases where nose surgery using stem cells is considered for a revision. Of course, while it is a procedure with advantages, there are points to note. Using stem cells in surgery involves a more demanding and complex process than ordinary surgery, so the medical staff need to have an accurate grasp of what the procedure entails.Therefore, for nose surgery using stem cells, it is necessary to find a clinic staffed by medical professionals with abundant surgical experience and a high level of understanding. Establishing a plan suited to you together with such medical staff can make it a revision that reduces the chance of a second failure.Written by. Dr. Yoosuk Chung, TheLINE Plastic SurgerySource : Pharm News (https://www.pharmnews.com)
