Middle Vault Collapse, and Nasal Valve Collapse

asked 1 year ago by Cbus7950
Latest answer by Steven Goldman, MD
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Tags: collapse, risk, timing, valve

After an open rhinoplasty and septoplasty, if middle vault collapse or nasal valve collapse is going to happen, how soon will it happen? Are you ever "out of the woods" so to speak? Are you more likely to have these things happen if a hump was removed? I did not have that, but my bridge was lowered. Will these things always be a possibility? Thanks in advance for your time/info. :) I just want to enjoy my result.

6 answers to Middle Vault Collapse, and Nasal Valve Collapse

Nasal Valve Collapse

Stop being negative, worrying about the future. A list of things that could happen to your nose throughout your lifetime, related to your surgery or not, would be overwelming. You've already had your surgery which was apparently successful - enjoy your result!

Richard W. Fleming, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.bevhills.com

Delayed middle vault collapse

If structural techniques to support the middle vault were used, it is unlikely that you would have delayed collapse beyond 1-2 years - when the middle vault is not reconstructed it can happen many years later

Sam Naficy, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

The inverted-V deformity and internal nasal valve collapse after rhinoplasty

Patients who have a larger hump reduced, or who have other issues like short nasal bones, are more at risk for the inverted-V deformity and internal nasal valve collapse. This is when the upper lateral cartilages, which form the middle third of the nose, collapse inward. This can present even years after rhinoplasty, but usually there is a suggestion of the deformity much earlier. Contemporary rhinoplasty techniques utilize spreader grafts and other means to avoid this problem, but if... more

Steven Goldman, MD
Cleveland Plastic Surgeon

www.drgoldman.com

Nasal Valve Collapse After Rhinoplasty

These things and more can happen following rhinoplasty, which is precisely why this operation should only be done by nose specialists. If collapse of the middle vault is going to occur it might not manifest for upwards of a year or two following rhinoplasty. Make sure you get regular follow-ups with your rhinoplasty specialist for up to this time period. Thereafter you are pretty much out of the woods. Good luck.

John M. Hilinski, MD
San Diego Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.drhilinski.com

Timing of middle vault collapse after rhinoplasty

Narrowing of the middle nasal vault can occur over a wide range of times after the original surgery (from a few months to many years). In some cases it doesn't become evident for 5+ years afterward. There is a risk of this occuring whenever tissue is removed from the bridge in the area of the cartilagenous middle vault. Mild changes in the bridge in the area are less likely to cause a problem over time. The support and character of the existing nasal framework in the area is... more

Thomas A Lamperti, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

Valve collapse after rhinoplasty

I have seen middle vault and nasal valve problem as early as 6 months after surgery to 10 years after surgery. The nasal skin and soft tissue, after open rhinoplasty, continues to contract and remodel over time and changes can occur for the rest of your life. An experienced rhinoplasty surgeon can use techniques and manuvers during your surgery to prevent some of these long term problems. For example after hump reduction, if spreader grafts are placed using the cartilage from the septum,... more

Sumit Bapna, MD
Columbus Facial Plastic Surgeon

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