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Is Having a THIN Skin is an Advantage or a Disadvantage During and After a Rhinoplasty?

Will the recovery come sooner or later ? Or it doesn't make any difference ? Also , I intend to straighten my nasal bones and that's it , I don't want any hump removal or any tip work,but from what I've heard the swelling goes down as the time passes and as a result I hear a lot of "big hard rigid tip" even 5 months after the procedure that makes me concern. So, having a thin skin makes any difference to the tip swelling or the swelling in general ???

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Skin thickness in Rhinoplasty

There are advantages and disadvantages to having thin skin when considering rhinoplasty. The principal disadvantage is that thin skin is less forgiving. Any minor imperfections that would normally be camouflaged and concealed by a moderate or thick skin will show through thin skin. Conversely, the healing process and resolution of swelling following surgery is faster for people with thin skin. As for your concern about a rigid tip, this tends to be a feature of placing cartilage... more

Rhinoplasty and Skin Thickness?

Skin thickness is an important variable taken into consideration when planning rhinoplasty surgery. Relatively thin skin is favorable in that the changes that are made to the underlying structures will be more likely visible superficially. However, any irregularities or imperfection may also be more visible. On the other hand, noses with thicker skin may be more difficult to “refine” and may be more swollen for a prolonged period of time. These patients... more

Benefits of having thin skin

Patients with thin skin usually have a faster resolution of their tissue swelling. One downside to having thin skin is that any cartilage irregularities under the skin are more easily seen.

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Thin skin and rhinoplasty

Usually patients with thin skin can achieve more refinement of the tip, however there is some down side to thin skin because minor irregularities of structures may be more easily seen through this thin skin.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Is Having a THIN Skin is an Advantage or a Disadvantage During and After a Rhinoplasty?

Thin skin has the advantage of not being prone to formation of excess scar tissue, in the supratip region, after a Rhinoplasty. Thick skin can have thick scar formation, in this are, that blunts the effects of the Rhinoplasty making the tip appear wide and bulbous.

Thin skin and rhinoplasty

There are advantages to having skin thin along the nose, the swelling will not be as prolonged. The disadvantage, however, is that thin skin will show any minor irregularity once the swelling has stabilized. This can make this surgery more challenging.

Michel Siegel, MD

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Houston Facial Plastic Surgeon

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