I had a primary rhinoplasty 5 years ago with a Doctor in VA and he wasn't a facial plastic surgeon.Anyways, within that 5 years he has operated on me 2 more times apart from the original. He nor I was happy with the tip . I have found a really good facial plastic surgeon in Charlotte NC to do a revision summer of 2015. Only thing is I have noticed the tip of my nose turning slightly blue when it gets cold. Its only when it gets cold though. Should I be thinking twice about surgery?
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March 11, 2014
Answer: You would benefit from a revision rhinoplasty
It sounds like you have a plunging tip. The nasal tip may be underrotated and typically lacks tip support so that when you smile, the tip plunging is exacerbated and more obvious to you. In many cases, improving tip support with sutures and the addition of cartilage in the form of a columellar...
After revision rhinoplasty, the nose can stay swollen for quite some time. This might even be longer than after a primary rhinoplasty which can last up to a year and sometimes longer.
We do not recommend fillers to be placed and the tip of the nose. If there is deficient cartilage, then cartilage grafting techniques are employed to reconstruct the nasal tip which is what should be in that area of the nose. For many examples of surgical closed rhinoplasty, please see the li...