Concha bullosa are simply air pockets located inside the middle turbinates. They can become infected with chronic sinusitis and cause headaches and nasal obstruction and then should be resected. The process of resection is simply unroofing a small area so they can adequately drain, and is not a...
Hi Bella, When narrowing the nasal tip by reducing and reshaping the cartilage the nostril shape will change slightly. This does not narrow the alar base width. The decision to narrow the alar base can be made preoperatively and done at the time of the rhinoplasty. The natural width of the...
4 months is still relatively early after rhinoplasty surgery. It's generally better to have a nose that's "too big" early after surgery. Rhinoplasty swelling occurs both on the outside and inside of the nose. Patients are generally "restaurant ready" and socially acceptable within 2 weeks...