Asian Alar Tiplasty Nightmare? (photo)

removed cartilage, put it into a ball in the middle to raise and refine tip. im ok with my low nose, no bridge implant. Now a mo. after, i can see a shadow of a ball in my tip in some angles, my tip is also high which doesnt match my low bridge. trimmed too much alar rim now looks shaved and uneven, worst it cannot be defined from my tip. my nose is lumpy like 1 inverted triangle in pics. I cant see my alar anymore! i want a clear definition of where are my alars and tip,like before

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2 Doctor Answers | Asked by Ratedrko

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Rhinoplasty nose surgery and tip plasty

Dear Ratedrko, You seem unhappy with the results and looking at your tip, it still looks swollen I would still wait it out, the tip is the last part of the nose that improves over the healing period The tip will come down and the lumpiness should improve If you are still unhappy after 6 months, then you may need to seek a revision, but cross that bridge when you get to it, it just takes some patience Best regards, Nima Shemirani

Disappointment after rhinoplasty

I am sorry to hear about your disappointment regarding the results after rhinoplasty. If you still very early (less than 6 months) in your postoperative period, then it's better to just be patient and let the swelling completely subside (it can take 6 to 12 months after surgery). Keep in touch with your surgeon. He or she has the best knowledge of the inside anatomy of your nose and what's been done. If you really do not want to go back to your surgeon, then seek out board certified plastic... more

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Ratedrko 5 Nov 2012

Hi, i was the asker of the question. I believe my alar rim was cut to show columella which my ps likes, but i did not and he did it anyway. I was wondering if my alars can be lengthened and restored to look like before... My retracted alars make my tip look bigger and my nose like an inverted triangle

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