I Feel Sad Looking at my Pinched Lifted Nose and Uneven Chin Implant. Suggestions That Can Improve Both? (photo)

it was my first rhinoplasty and I got a chin implant also along with it. today at the 8th day the cast was removed and i feel devastated looking at my nose. Dr told to give, tip projection, nostril height equaling and straight nose to my slumping nose with unequal nostril. you can see the before and after picture of my nose. what should be my next step now. how can I achieve a natural looking nose?

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3 Doctor Answers | Asked by Rockingritu in INDIA

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Increased Tip Projection

Give yourself time to heal first. When you have, tip projection can be improved with cartilage grafting to build this up. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Disappointed after rhinoplasty

I'm really sorry to hear you had such a bad experience with your rhinoplasty. In general, healing after rhinoplasty takes a full year. At 8 days it is too early to tell the final appearance of your nose, but certain things like the lack of projection will not improve with time. I do think your nose can be improved. It appears you still lack adequate projection, the tip is rotated up too much, and the hump, while smaller, is still present. You also have a poorly defined radix, which makes a... more

Unhappy with rhinoplasty

Being unhappy with rhinoplasty 8 days after surgery may be a little early to tell. It all depends on what your expectations were prior to surgery. You have a typical Indian nose with a dorsal hump and drooping tip. Now the nose does not have the hump and tip is smaller. While this may make some western women happy it may be too small for you. It does appear you need more tip projection. If you are unhappy with the tip projection at this point then you will... more