I had a Rib Revision Rhinoplasty using a columellar strut, dorsal graft, and spreader grafts in January 2011. The procedure has been very intense and has deformed my chest and left my nose hard, inflexible and painful. I requested a refund as well as my medical records, both of which my physician has refused to give me. My physician has countered my request by offering to remove the grafts in a 2 hour in-office procedure under local anest, using the open technique. Advice on how to proceed?
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Hi. I'm sorry you have this problem but yes the infected implant can be removed and further nasal surgery is possible once the infection has resolved. Most surgeons recommend using one's own tissue (ie, cartilage and/or bone) as a permanent and safe alternative to prefabricated artificial nasal...
You should rely on your surgeons judgement but I can make a few comments. The answers questions, generally, are:
1. Yes, cartilage from both ears of often used for the nasal bridge and works great. You want to over correct a bit because some of the cartilage will resorb...
You are very early in the healing phase. I think there are 3 reasons patients get polly beaks:1. The tip is too weak and drops back making the lower part of the bridge appear too high forming a polly beak, this can be seen immediately after surgery or it can develop slowly as a weak tip drops...