After previous surgery
Collapsed Nose Tip After Rhinoplasty, Gangnam, Seoul
support rebuilt from within.
A tip that has dropped, flattened or lost shape after rhinoplasty usually means its support was weakened during surgery. At ONYX in Gangnam, Seoul, Dr. Yoo rebuilds tip support with your own cartilage so the tip regains projection and shape.
- 01 1:1 consultation with the operating surgeon
- 02 3D CT scan & virtual simulation before surgery
- 03 Structure-first design with your own cartilage
- 04 English-friendly support via WhatsApp
Why did my nose tip collapse after surgery?
A tip can collapse when its supporting structures, such as the tip cartilages, their attachments or the caudal septum, are weakened or removed, or when grafts were too small or soft. The tip then drops or flattens as scar contracts.
Revision restores support with a strong septal extension graft or strut, rebuilds the tip cartilages where needed and may use ear or rib cartilage when septal cartilage is no longer available.
| Surgery time | About 3–4 hours |
|---|---|
| Anaesthesia | General anaesthesia |
| Approach | Usually open |
| Grafts | Septal, ear or rib cartilage |
| Stay in Seoul | About 7–10 days, sometimes longer |
| Final result | About 12 months |
Signs you may relate to
- Your tip has dropped since surgery
- The tip looks flat or shapeless
- The tip moves very easily when pressed
- There is fullness above the tip
- The nose looks shorter or more upturned
A collapsed tip often comes with a pollybeak appearance above it; both are corrected together.
How a collapsed tip is rebuilt
- STEP 01
Assess remaining cartilage
Tip and septum cartilage are checked.
- STEP 02
Harvest
Septal, ear or rib cartilage is chosen for strength.
- STEP 03
Rebuild support
A septal extension graft or strut restores projection.
- STEP 04
Reshape
Tip cartilages are reconstructed for natural definition.
Tip revision recovery
Typical timeline only. Healing varies with the procedure, skin thickness and materials used.
- Day 1–3 Swelling and discomfort, controlled with medication; the chest site is sore if rib cartilage was used.
- Day 7 Splint and stitches removed and the wound checked.
- Week 2–4 Bruising fades; swelling is still clearly present.
- Month 3–6 Scar tissue softens and the new shape becomes clearer.
- Month 12 The final result of revision surgery settles.
Collapsed Tip After Rhinoplasty in Seoul: your questions answered.
Can the tip be lifted without cartilage?
Lasting support needs cartilage; sutures alone often relax again.
Is rib cartilage always needed?
Not always, but it is common when septal cartilage was used in the first surgery.
Will the tip feel hard?
It feels firm at first and softens over months.
Is this related to a pollybeak?
Yes. When the tip drops, the area above it can look full.
How long until the final result?
About a year.
Plan your tip revision consultation in Gangnam, Seoul.
Address
8F, 18 Gangnam-daero 94-gil
Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Getting here
Near Gangnam Station
Line 2 · Shinbundang Line
Hours (KST)
Mon–Fri 10:00–19:00
Sat 10:00–16:00
Closed Sundays & public holidays
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