Bakersfield Rhinoplasty doctors
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Edmund Fisher, MD
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon
1555 Vine St Studio 16, Hollywood |
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Peter Ashjian, MD
Bakersfield Plastic Surgeon
1560 East Chevy Chase Suite 255, Glendale |
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James Knoetgen, III, MD
Bakersfield Plastic Surgeon
4850 Commerce Dr., Bakersfield |
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John W. Lang, MD
Bakersfield Plastic Surgeon
2020 21st Street Suite A, Bakersfield |
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Gordon Mitts, MD
Fresno Plastic Surgeon
2525 H Street, Bakersfield |
Recent Answers
I'm about to get an alar base reduction and I was wondering what the average healing time is? I'm concerned because I have about 8 days after I get surgery until I have to return to work and I'm worried that the scars will be noticeable. I read that stitches come out after 5 days. At what point will covering the scars with makeup will be permissible? Thank you.
Recovery time for cosmetic surgery is often limited by the patient's need to return to work soon. After the stitches come out in 5 days, I usually have patients use ointment for 1 more day to optimize repithelialization of the suture openings. Then I would recommend Oxygenix makeup, which is the only makeup designed to allow the skin to breathe and contains nutrients to enhance healing. You can start using it 7 days after surgery (and even sooner after laser).
When I am not smiling I have this cute button nose, but as soon as I smile my nose flares and overly points it looks awful!! I would like to know what kind of procedure can correct it without ruining the button part when not smiling.
Everyone's nose gets wider with smiling, but it tends to be more noticable in patients with already relatively flared nostrils at rest. Surgery can reshape the nostrils so that they are less flared. When expertly performed, the incision is usually almost invisible. There is a muscle that brings the tip down with smiling that can be cut to correct that issue but sometimes it reattaches.
was hit in nose by a friend accidentally 10 days after septo rhinoplasy surgery and i am scared i did damage. it hurt and there was a very tiny bit of blood in one nostril. the tip swelled up and it feels like it is overly rounded and that the implant at the bottom has shifted. as well as the tip looks like it is slight moved to the left and the nostrils are uneven. im scared i damaged it but dont know if its asymmetrical swelling.
Unfortunately this sort of thing seems to happen frequently. Your surgeon has spent hours of hard work, you have spent your hard earned money, and it can be ruined so easily. I tell my patients avoid children, pets and keep everyone and everything at arms length! Most of the time, a small impact on the nose doesn't cause significant injury, but your symptoms and photos are concerning. You will need to see your surgeon ASAP to check for hematoma, this requires emergent surgical drainage. Any revision surgery will need to wait until the swelling goes down, at least 6 months.
