I first had silicone. terrible result, crooked and very unnatural looking because it looked so stiff, although somehow my looks improved significantly (judging on the way men stared or approached me wherever I went... really odd!).
I then had ear cartilage implant. Even more terrible. I could go to halloween party without a mask. And I could tell I looked worse as I stopped being a head turner.
Third time, I got medpor (not really want that. All I wanted was to have my original nose back, but while I was under anesthesia, the surgeon decided to implant medpor because he said my original bridge was gone because the second surgeon must have scrapped it off to implant the ear cartilage). Anyway, I didn\'t like it for almost seven years because my bridge looked so wide and the tip looked thick and the nostrils flared. I almost got a fourth nose job(third revision), but I didn\'t feel comfortable with the surgeons I was consulted. And then I met Dr. Scaccia who advised me to keep my nose. So I did.
One day, I read a post here from someone who had cortisone (?) injection to reduce the swelling on the tip of her nose. I went to a nurse I know and asked her to inject some cortisone on the sides of the bridge and the tip (after almost seven years the scars still go down from cortisone injection. It took almost a week to actually see the reduction and the reduction continued for three weeks). And she then injected Radiesse (cosmetic filler) on the tip of my nose. I do like it now because the bridge looked straight and narrower, the tip of my nose is finer, the profile looks very nice.
So up to now, I\'ve had medpor for 7 years now. And it does look natural (although imperfect).
