got punched on the nose and my left side got swollen. it's been months now and the swelling is gone but there's a lump and my nose structure looks crooked. is it permanent?
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January 19, 2015
Answer: Trauma to the nose can create nasal fracture it is permanent
In rhinoplasty alloplastic (synthetic) implants should NEVER be used, neither goretex nor other materials, it is a great luck yours survived for 5 years.Now you have a more than serious problem, I'd say a terrible complication leading to disfiguration and a future uncertain repair. What is going...
Dear Faarr, I recognize your photographs from an earlier post. I hope that with all of these surgeons answering your questions that this relieves your anxiety a bit. Asymmetry especially at your degree may be common at this stage. You really should see your surgeon for a post operative...
Dear
Lycee123,
Soft
tissue and bony depressions of the nose may be corrected with surgical
insertion of grafts, such as a dermal graft, which is a piece of skin with the
superficial parts removed and the undercarpet component, or dermis, inserted
into the defect, whereupon it picks up a blood...