Surgery · Nose

Rhinoplasty

Bridge, tip, and the proportions that decide both

Gangnam, Seoul | Board-certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Jonghwan Choi
KHIDI-registered for international patients · Apgujeong Rewind

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Define

Rhinoplasty

What is rhinoplasty at Rewind?

The short answer

Rhinoplasty at Rewind reshapes the bridge and the tip so the nose sits in proportion with the face around it. The clinic's surgical page names four starting points it works from: a nose that is low overall, a short or upturned nose, a long nose with a dropped tip, and a nose that runs off centre. A silicone implant is what the page says is placed to change the bridge line and the tip line, and the operation is carried out through an open or a closed approach depending on how much correction the design asks for.

Source: Rewind's Korean surgical page for basic rhinoplasty. Where that page states nothing — which anaesthesia, how long the operation runs, whether anything is grafted alongside the implant — this page states nothing either.

The proportions come before the technique. Rewind publishes three of them: the nasolabial angle formed by the columella and the philtrum, which the page notes differs between men and women; a nasal length of roughly one third of the face; and, seen from below, a nostril length that reads as about two thirds of the nose. Those three are the argument a design is built on, and they are the reason two patients asking for the same photograph leave with different plans.

Dr. Jonghwan Choi examining a patient's nose at consultation
Fig. 01 — Examination of the nose at consultation, before any design exists
Result

Before & After

What would rhinoplasty before and after photos show here?

Rewind photographs its own patients under identical lighting and conditions, and shows the frames uncropped. No nose case has been released for this page yet, so the four frames below are held empty instead of being filled with a stock face.

Rhinoplasty — case pairs, profile and base view

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Nothing in these frames is a photograph. When Rewind releases nose cases, each caption will name every procedure carried out on that patient, because a nose result is rarely the work of one listed item alone. Individual results may vary. Swelling, bruising, altered sensation and scarring can follow any surgical procedure, and a consultation with the doctor comes before any decision.

Shapes

Four starting points

Which nose shapes does a Rewind rhinoplasty address?

The Korean page groups the noses it operates on into four shapes. They are worth reading before a price list, because the shape you start from decides which listed items end up in the quote.

shape 01
A low nose
A bridge that sits low across its whole length, which the clinic describes as reading flat in the face. This is the shape the implant was designed for, and the one that needs the least done elsewhere.
shape 02
A short or upturned nose
A nose whose length falls short of the third of the face the design aims at, often with nostrils that show from the front. Lengthening is listed and priced as its own item at Rewind.
shape 03
A long nose with a dropped tip
The opposite correction: length taken back and the tip lifted towards the nasolabial angle the design calls for. It shares a listing with short-nose correction on the clinic's price sheet.
shape 04
A nose that runs off centre
A deviated line, which the page counts among the four shapes it treats. Where a bony hump comes with it, that work is listed separately as hump reduction rhinoplasty.
Steps

In sequence

How is a rhinoplasty performed at Rewind?

Rewind publishes the operation as three steps and two possible approaches. The steps stay the same; the approach changes with how much of the internal structure has to be seen and handled.

01Design

The rhinoplasty is drawn to facial proportion first

The clinic's first published step is to design the ideal ratio of the nose against the face in front of it. That drawing fixes the nasolabial angle being aimed for, the length the nose should read at, and where the tip should sit; everything after it is execution.

02Open

Where the correction is large, the nose is opened

In the open approach the nostrils and the columella are incised together so the internal structure can be seen directly. Rewind's stated reason for choosing it is accuracy of assessment inside the nose, and it is the approach reserved for cases needing a lot of correction.

03Closed

Where it is small, the cut stays inside the nostril

The closed approach incises only the skin inside the nostril, so the structure is never exposed and no scar sits on the outside of the nose. The page attaches it to cases where the amount of correction is limited.

04Implant

Silicone shapes the bridge line and the tip line

The second published step is insertion of a silicone implant to improve both the bridge and the tip. Whether anything is added beyond it, and what that would be, is not written on the clinic's page, so it is a consultation question and no answer is invented here.

05Check

The finished nose is read back against the drawing

The third step describes a bridge and tip completed to the facial ratio set at the start. In practice that means the profile is checked against the design before the nose is closed, which is the point at which the proportions either hold or get corrected.

Dr. Jonghwan Choi operating with surgical loupes and a headlight
Fig. 02 — Loupes and headlight: every step above is carried out by the medical director
Rewind

Why here

Why does the surgeon who examines you matter in nose surgery?

Most disappointing noses are technically well made and wrong for the face they sit on. Rewind is a one-surgeon practice, so the person who measures your proportions is the person holding the instrument, and the design cannot be lost in a handover.

01Proportion

A rhinoplasty plan argued from angles, not from a saved photograph

Dr. Choi works from the three published ratios and from the face in front of him. If the nose you brought a picture of would break the balance of your own mid-face, that is said at the chair while the plan can still change.

02Scope

Each part of the nose is a separate listed item

Bridge and tip together, a tip done without an implant, lengthening or shortening, columella work, a graft for a bulbous tip: Rewind lists them individually. Nothing is bundled in by default, so a quote shows exactly which corrections the examination called for.

03Continuity

The same hands through the splint, the stitches and the year after

A nose keeps changing long after the swelling goes. Follow-up stays with the operating surgeon, international patients are supported in their own language from the first message onward, and Rewind holds KHIDI registration for foreign patients.

The medical director operating under the surgical light at Rewind
Fig. 03 — One operating surgeon, from the design to the last suture
Theatre

In the operating room

Where does a Rewind nose operation take place?

Operating room at Rewind Plastic Surgery, Apgujeong

Fig. 04 — The operating room, fourth and fifth floors of the Richro Building

Private recovery room at Rewind Plastic Surgery

Fig. 05 — A recovery room, where patients rest before going home

Rewind occupies two floors of the Richro Building in Apgujeong and runs on a single-surgeon model. The consultation, the design, the operation and the follow-up sit with the medical director, and the clinic works by appointment only, with consultation hours Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday until 19:00 and Saturday until 16:00.

Open approach: nostrils and columella incised together
Closed approach: incision inside the nostril only
Silicone implant for the bridge and tip line
Design set to nasolabial angle and nasal length
Operated by Dr. Jonghwan Choi
Appointment-only scheduling · Mon·Tue·Wed·Fri 10:00–19:00 · Sat 10:00–16:00
Dr. Jonghwan Choi, board-certified plastic surgeon

Board-certified plastic surgeon

Dr. Jonghwan Choi holds Korean board certification in plastic surgery and is the only surgeon operating in this clinic, which holds KHIDI registration for international patients under Reg. M-2025-01-08-09288.

Cost

Pricing

What does rhinoplasty cost in Seoul?

Rewind prices the nose by correction and adds them up, so a quote reads as a short list instead of a package name. The figures below are the clinic's list prices for first-time surgery.

Basic rhinoplasty — bridge and tip, open approachThe full listing: the bridge line and the tip line addressed together
₩3,500,000
Tip plasty without an implantTip work only, listed as a no-implant procedure; what shapes it is settled at examination
₩3,000,000
Short or long nose correctionLengthening an upturned nose, or taking length back from a long one
₩1,200,000
Bulbous tip and dorsal cartilage graftAdded where the tip reads wide or the dorsum needs building rather than implanting
₩1,200,000
Columella correctionThe central column between the nostrils, which sets the angle the profile is read by
₩1,500,000

List prices, VAT excluded; the anaesthetic fee is already contained in each figure. Which lines apply to you is decided after the examination and written out in full before a date is taken. A nose operated on before is quoted from the clinic's separate revision rates, which sit higher than the first-operation figures above.

Fit

Suitability

Who is a Rewind rhinoplasty for?

Often a good fit

  • A bridge that stays low across its length and flattens the face in photographs
  • A short nose, or one whose nostrils show from the front, where length is the actual complaint
  • A long nose with a tip that hangs below the angle the rest of the face would ask for
  • A line that runs off centre and shows most clearly in a straight-on photograph
  • Someone who wants the nose measured against their own proportions instead of copied from a picture

Discussed at consultation first

  • A nose that has been operated on before, which is handled as revision rhinoplasty and quoted differently
  • Breathing that is already obstructed, which is a functional assessment before it is an aesthetic one
  • Skin that is very thin or very thick over the dorsum, since it changes what an implant will show
  • Bleeding, clotting or wound-healing conditions, and any regular medication affecting them
  • Pregnancy, breastfeeding, or active inflammation in or around the nose
After

Recovery

What is recovery after rhinoplasty like?

Rewind's own post-operative notes for the nose are short, and they are about protecting a structure that is still settling. Four of them are specific enough to plan a trip around, so they are reproduced here as the clinic wrote them.

First week
Sleep propped up
For about seven days the clinic asks patients to sleep semi-reclined with the pillow raised. Bending the head down, lying face down and sleeping on your side are the positions it names as the ones to avoid.
At the columella
Washing and make-up
Face washing and make-up are allowed from the day after the stitches at the base of the columella come out. The clinic does not publish which day that falls on, so the date comes from the surgeon.
About a month
Glasses stay off
Spectacles and sunglasses are kept off the nose for roughly a month after surgery, because the weight sits exactly where the bridge is still fixing its shape.
About a month
Odd sensations are expected
Throbbing, tightness, sharp twinges and numbness can run for about a month. Through that period the clinic asks patients to keep from touching the nose and from blowing it.

Any surgical procedure carries risk: bleeding, infection, swelling, asymmetry, altered sensation and scarring. A nasal implant is its own category of risk — it can shift, become visible through thin skin, or set off inflammation, and any of those can lead to a second operation. Outcomes cannot be promised and they vary between individuals. Tell the surgeon about every previous procedure on your nose and about any medication you take before a date is set.

Doctor

Professional

One board-certified plastic surgeon carries every case at Rewind, from the first measurement to the last follow-up. A nose changes for a year after it is operated on, and the person who designed it should be the one watching it settle.

Dr. Jonghwan Choi, board-certified plastic surgeonRewind,
Peer-reviewed paper on nasal base narrowing in cleft lip nasal deformity
Fig. 06 — Plast Aesthet Res — de-epithelialized flap for nasal base narrowing in cleft lip nasal deformity

Rewind's Doctor

Dr. Jonghwan Choi Medical Director

The nose belongs to the face
before it belongs to the photograph.

A board-certified plastic surgeon whose published work runs through craniofacial and nasal reconstruction, with ten peer-reviewed papers indexed under his name.

Board-certified plastic surgeon (Plastic Surgery)
10 peer-reviewed publications
Medical Director, Rewind Plastic Surgery
Korean Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons
Former chief director, Apgujeong Y&T Plastic Surgery
Korean Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
J Craniofac Surg · JKMS · Arch Craniofac Surg
Korean Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
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Questions

Rhinoplasty — frequently asked questions

What is rhinoplasty at Rewind Plastic Surgery?
It is surgery on the bridge and the tip of the nose, designed to the proportions of the face it sits in. The clinic names four shapes it works from: a low nose, a short or upturned nose, a long nose with a dropped tip, and a nose that runs off centre.
What is the difference between the open and the closed approach?
In the open approach the nostrils and the columella are incised together so the internal structure can be seen directly, and Rewind uses it where a lot of correction is needed. The closed approach cuts only inside the nostril, leaves no visible outside scar, and suits smaller corrections.
Which implant material does Rewind use for the bridge?
Silicone. The clinic states that a silicone implant is inserted to improve the bridge line and the tip line. Whether cartilage or any other material is used alongside it is not written on the clinic page, so that question is answered by the surgeon at consultation.
What proportions is the nose designed to?
Three are published. The nasolabial angle between the columella and the philtrum, which the clinic notes differs between men and women; a nasal length of about one third of the face; and a nostril length reading as roughly two thirds of the nose seen from below.
Can a short or upturned nose be made longer?
Yes, and it is a separate listing on the price sheet, shared with the opposite correction for a long nose. Which direction applies comes from comparing your nasal length against the one-third proportion the design aims for, measured at the chair.
Will a crooked nose be corrected in the same operation?
A nose that runs off centre is one of the four shapes this operation addresses. Where a bony hump sits on the dorsum as well, that work is listed and priced as hump reduction, and the two are quoted as separate lines on the same plan.
When can I wear glasses or sunglasses again?
About a month. The clinic asks patients to keep spectacles and sunglasses off for roughly four weeks after surgery, since their weight rests directly on the part of the bridge that is still fixing its shape.
When can I wash my face and wear make-up again?
From the day after the stitches at the base of the columella are removed. The clinic does not publish which day those stitches come out, so the removal date is given to you by the surgeon and the washing date follows from it.
How should I sleep in the first week?
Propped up. For about seven days Rewind asks patients to raise the pillow and sleep semi-reclined. Dropping the head forward, lying face down and turning onto your side are the three positions the clinic names as ones to keep away from.
Why does my nose feel tight or tingle for weeks afterwards?
Throbbing, tightness, sharp twinges and numbness are listed by the clinic as symptoms that can continue for about a month. During that time patients are asked to avoid touching the nose and to avoid blowing it, both of which disturb what is healing.
What can go wrong after a nose operation?
Bleeding, infection, prolonged swelling, asymmetry, altered sensation and scarring are possible after any surgery. With an implant there is the further possibility of movement, visibility through thin skin, or inflammation around it, and any of those can lead to a second operation.
Does Rewind publish how long the operation takes or which anaesthesia is used?
No. Neither the anaesthesia nor the operating time appears on the clinic page for this procedure, so neither is stated here. Both are confirmed by the surgeon once the plan and the listed items for your nose are fixed.
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Scientific evidence

Published research on primary rhinoplasty, tip support and implant behaviour

These papers describe primary rhinoplasty as a surgical class: how the tip is supported, how rib and septal cartilage compare as graft material in Asian noses, what happens in the capsule around a silicone implant, and how dorsal techniques compare in trial conditions. None of them studies Rewind Plastic Surgery, and none predicts an individual result. The techniques and settings reported are those of each study.