Dear Doctors, As you can see in the pictures, I suffer from a hanging columella and alar retraction. Is this something that is usually quite hard to fix? It seems like most doctors don't have that much experience in it. What are the risks? Would it require open or closed rhinoplasty? I know I also have a high nose bridge/a hump but this seems much easier to fix since it's more common. Thank you!
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August 4, 2015
Answer: Hanging columella and alar retraction repaired with closed rhinoplasty
Dear Rakhid,
Inflammation acts differently at every
zone of your nose and that is why normally we could see some asymmetrical
zones, and also swelling is an issue in rhinoplasty, because till 1 year the
nose still shrinks. Also tip nose is made of cartilage and subcutaneous areas
and that is...
Dear jonnyboy13,
Thank you for your clinical post and this is a common
question when patients can resume normal social activities following surgery
particularly septorhinoplasty. If your
septorhinoplasty include an osteotomy or breaking of the bones including
stabilization of the cartilaginous...
For a straight forward dorsal reduction of the bone and cartilage in a primary rhinoplasty, I generally tell my patients that the swelling reduces from the top down over the year in the following manner: the top 1/3 of the nose in the first 4 months, the middle 1/3 in the second four months, and...