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Nose Tip Over Corrected, Will There Be Enough Skin On the Tip to Fix This?

asked 8 months ago by ndkraut
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
Question viewed 150 times
Tags: nose tip, overcorrection, pig-like

4 months ago I had open-rhinoplasty tip augmentation work, and think the tip is still very overly rotated, with a very miss piggy look. I am pretty sure that I'm going to need revision. I had heard though that skin shrinkage occurs, and that this limits the amount of de-rotation possible. Is it too soon to seek revision sooner rather than later to prevent this skin limitation? Thanks

4 answers to Nose Tip Over Corrected, Will There Be Enough Skin On the Tip to Fix This?

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De rotate a tip

I am sorry that you are unhappy with your nasal tip. You will need to wait about a year for the swelling and the tissues to soften so that the revision can be performed.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Nose Tip Over Corrected, Will There Be Enough Skin On the Tip to Fix This?

No, the skin will not shrink to the extent that the tip could not be lengthened, IMHO. You should be seen for a few consultations with well experienced Revision Rhinoplasty Surgeons. Sometimes, it's best to tuck the columella, making the tip appear to be rotated downward through a closed Rhinoplasty.
Francis R. Palmer, III, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Revision rhinoplasty for the overdone nose.

There is usually enough skin, but you need to wait 6-9 months for the skin to loosen. See an experienced revision rhinoplasty surgeon for the best results.
Toby Mayer, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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IS there enough skin?

Several things need to be answered. Most revision or corrective rhinoplasty if it is to occur should occur no sooner than 6 months after the original procedure. Some surgeons recommend up to one year to wait for corrective or revision surgery. As for the quantity of skin. The skin tends to redrape over the osteocartilaginous structures of the nose. It is unfortunate that we are unable to predict, quantity, or enlarge or decrease the amount of skin or soft... more
Jonathan Berman, MD

Palm Beach Plastic Surgeon

www.drberman.com

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