Detroit Revision Rhinoplasty doctors

Giancarlo Zuliani, MD Giancarlo Zuliani, MD
Detroit Facial Plastic Surgeon
1135 West University Drive Suite 440, Rochester
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William H. Sabbagh, MD William H. Sabbagh, MD
Detroit Plastic Surgeon
32000 Telegraph Rd., Bingham Farms
Hashim Alani, MD Hashim Alani, MD
Detroit Plastic Surgeon
29877 Telegraph Rd., Suite 107, Southfield
Shan R. Baker, MD Shan R. Baker, MD
Detroit Facial Plastic Surgeon
19900 Haggerty Rd Suite 103, Livonia
Michael Fozo, MD Michael Fozo, MD
Detroit Facial Plastic Surgeon
17900 23 Mile Road Suite 205, Macomb Township

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Had Revision Rhinoplasty for Polly Beak and I Believe It's Back! (photo)

1st Rhinoplasty performed in 2006. Within a year I developed a PROMINENT Polly Beak. After revision the below photos are what I'm left with. My fiance is a collegue of my doctor so I'm afraid he'll keep tinkering with my nose to save face instead of being honest and telling me it's beyond his skill set to repair. Is it a Polly Beak and should I go for a 3rd surgery? My dr said I have thin skin and I had a suture rupture through the skin on the side of my nose. Had dermabrasion to correct scar.

A: Pollybeak deformity has many causes all of which are treatable

I have looked at your pictures and would continue to wait for another 6 months or so. In revision rhinoplasty you necessarily are dealing with additional scarring which in turn is a cause of the pollybeak deformity. Your case although frustrating may be dealt with dilute amounts of steroid injected into the supratip region. This may be the cause as your nasal skin actually looks thick and sebaceous at your tip. If indeed the cause is a protuberant dorsal septum then a small revision can take care of this. It may be too early to tell just yet. Good luck!

Giancarlo Zuliani, MD
Detroit Facial Plastic Surgeon
How often is Ear Cartilage used Smooth out a broken nose?

What is the success rate for using ear cartilage versus other materials?

A: Ear cartilage is great for camouflage purposes

For relatively minor imperfections of the nose either after an accident or during/after a rhinoplasty procedure ear cartilage is a great method to camouflage small irregularities. The patient's own tissue is always preferable and septal cartilage is a great option as well.  This material, however, almost always has to be crushed as it is a histologically different type of cartilage from the softer and more pliable ear cartilage. If you have had nasal surgery before and there is a paucity of septal cartilage, then ear cartilage is my preferred donor site for tip grafts and camouflage grafts. I also like to use either temporalis fascia or mastoid fascia for these cases as the material is quick to harvest and very easy to use. Fillers and other implants like goretex and alloderm are also used but I would not recommend using foreign material in a revision case as it has a higher tendency to get infected and extrude. 

Giancarlo Zuliani, MD
Detroit Facial Plastic Surgeon
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