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Normal To Share Rhinoplasty Surgical Plan Details With Surgeon Post-Consultation?

Following a detailed consultation and evaluation for rhinoplasty is it ok to ask the doctor to share with you the surgical plan in detail, with the actual amount of change proposed for each nasal area? For example the following - Reduce projection of tip in profile view by 5mm. Nasolabial angle to stay the same. Reduce tip width in frontal view by 2mm. Reduce width of bridge in frontal view by 2mm. Maintain radix height at same level. Reduce length of nostril opening in profile view by 2mm.

Even if your surgeon follows a surgical plan exactly to that specification, the unpredictability in the amount of swelling, scarring bruising and inflammation means that none of the exact surgical plan can guarantee a particular result. If, for example, your surgeon does 5mm of a particular part of the rhinoplasty and you end up with 1mm of swelling this will alter the final result. Your surgeon won't know if you will have 1mm, 2mm, 3mm or more swelling. No one will also know how long it will take for your swelling to go down by, either.

So, you will have to accept that all rhinoplasty procedures have a certain degree of unpredictability which leads to a final result that can be estimated but no guaranteed. 

Taimur Shoaib, MD

Glasgow Plastic Surgeon

What Are My Options For Noticeable Jaw Asymmetry? (photo)

I have very noticable asymmetry in my jaw. The right side is much larger than the left side, which looks like a large chunk is missing from my face. What would be the best option for me to rectify this?

you have a few options for reshaping the jaw. You can have fillers, you can have fat injections, you can have bone put in and you can have bone implants put in. There are pros and cons of each technique, and some can be done in the clinic, some are done awake and some are done asleep. If you want to discuss your options with a surgeon, you should consider finding a consultant plastic surgeon who does jaw reshaping.

Taimur Shoaib, MD

Glasgow Plastic Surgeon

Is my Incision Supposed to Look Like This?

I had surgery 12/16/11. I am so disappointed and depressed over my results. The right eye retracted but has come back some. My left eye incision appears to have gone awry. Also, the lower left eyelid swelling is not going away. That incision can't be normal. Please help.

Hi - you're still very swollen after your eyelid surgery as it's only been a couple of weeks since you had treatment.  Your surgeon may want to see you for a review but the swelling always gets better and the scarring always comes down.

Taimur Shoaib, MD

Glasgow Plastic Surgeon