Can Fullness Be Replaced at the Nasal Base After the Doctor Removed Bone?
asked 11 months ago by 11704 in Lindenhurst
Latest answer by Aaron Stone, MD
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Tags: bone reduction, options, upper lip
I had septo/rhinoplasty 5 years ago.The doctor told me,after surgery,that he had to remove: bone spurs from the base of my nose and remove the anterior nasal spine.As a result my upper lip is not pushed forward the way it used to be.It dropped at least 4 mm and covers my upper teeth when I talk. In the repose position my lips are tightly together and I cannot breathe out of my mouth unless my jaw is lowered significantly.Is there any way my upper lip can be returned to its original position?
3 answers to Can Fullness Be Replaced at the Nasal Base After the Doctor Removed Bone?
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Lip aesthetics
Without a photo or face to face examination it is impossible to say what should be done to resolve the issue. It is also hard to tell from your description if this is just part of your personal aging process, your aging process combined with the surgery or just the surgery. There are a number of possible procedures that apply to reducing the elongated upper lip ranging from direct excision of upper lip tissue to placement of paranasal implants to subperiosteal facelifts. Each procedure is...
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Aaron Stone, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Upper lip retraction after rhinoplasty.
Upper lip retraction after rhinoplasty may be reparable with grafting cartilage or soft tissue to that area to replace what was removed.
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Bone removed in rhinoplasty
Without seeing you, it is difficult to advise. Plumping grafts at the base of the nose might help. But you may need a lip shortening procedure.
