Can I Wait to Fix an Open Roof Deformity After Rhinoplasty?

asked 1 year ago by haheha in new york
Latest answer by Richard W. Fleming, MD
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Tags: 1 year post-op, open roof deformity, recommendation, wait

I had surgery an year ago. When I feel the nose at the top where the surgeon slightly carved the hump down, I feel that I have an open roof deformity. I would rather wait to fix the deformity. Will waiting have any negitive effect on the bones or the slight hump that the surgeon left. I would also would like to keep that slight hump. -Thank You

6 answers to Can I Wait to Fix an Open Roof Deformity After Rhinoplasty?

Waiting to fix an open roof deformity.

Time will have no affect on the result. You can wait as long as you want. See a revision rhinoplasty surgeon who is very experienced to fix this.

Toby Mayer, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.bevhills.com

Open Roof Deformity

There is no rush to close an open roof deformity - it can be done at any time. Be sure that your surgeon is aware of your dissatisfaction, so that he/she knows you would like to have this corrected in the future. Your "slight" hump can be maintained.

Richard W. Fleming, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Waiting to Close an "Open Roof" Nose Surgery Deformity

When a hump is taken off the top of the nose, unless the side walls are pushed together (by breaking a line along their bases) the nose manifests a wide-appearing, mesa-like "open roof" deformity. The only way to change the wide appearance of an open roof deformity is to either close it (which will require the careful in-fracturing discussed above) or by hiding it (by putting onlay grafts on top of it). At a year after surgery, things are not likely to improve and you can have... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Osteotomies will be necessary to minimize your "open-roof deformity".

You can wait as long as you like to have your "open-roof deformity" repaired. This will likely require osteotomies to reposition your nasal bones, and this should result in a narrowing of the frontal appearance of your bridge. I hope you find this helpful.