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How Do I Change the Look of my Button Nose?
I really want a smaller nose with a soft tip. Recently, I went to Bangkok for a consultation to a few surgeons. They mentioned that they can insert silicon cartilage to raise up my nose so that the front view looks thin. They said my bridge has a deviated slope. Are they telling me the right thing?
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anandatish
in Singapore
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Nasal implant to improve button nose
Without any pictures it is impossible to give an opinion on a rhinoplasty for you. Silicone implants can be used on Asian rhinoplasty to raise up the nasal dorsum but would have to be done cautiously and conservatively.
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Silicone Nasal Implants
Silicone nasal implants are frequently used in other countries, especially in Asia, despite the risk of complications such as infection and rejection. We prefer to use the patient's own cartilage, which is a more difficult procedure but infection is rare and rejection will not occur.
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Nasal surgery
The plastic surgeons there are very familiar with implants. That may be one way to improve the appearance of your nose. Just make sure you go see a well trained board certfied plastic surgeon no matter where you are.
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Changing the look of button nose
No photos very hard to discuss. But you can use silicone implants, cartilage, bone, or injections. Seek opinions from boarded surgeons in your area.
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Changing a "button" nose.
Silicone is an implant and can get infected. Cartilage can be taken from your nose or ear and carved to look the same as an implant. Each has advantages and disadvantages. It is quite common in Asia to use silicone, but more cartilage is use in the US for caucasian noses.
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Silicone Nasal Implants
The shape of the nose can be altered by placing implants between the skin and the support of the nose. The ability of the nose to accept and tolerate such implants is variable; they last much longer in thicker skinned Asian noses than in Western noses. While such implants camouflage the structure under them, they do not change it. Invariably, such implants thin and ultimately perforate the skin above them or become infected and become exposed.
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Use of nasal implants for nose job (rhinoplasty)
This is not a common procedure in the USA due to the potential for implant infection. Commonly, the use of your own cartilage is preferred. However, this is more extensive surgery and tends to be more costly.
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