“There is no bone on the bridge”
Rhinoplasty: Undecided
Pain: Mild
Told doctor to correct a previuos surgery. Also asked him to fill in the gaps in the bridge and correct it. As a result he said that he squeezed the bones. The photo taken 3weeks and a half after surgery shows and there are no bones.
There was a rapid consultation due to time restrictions.
Updated on Nov 10, 2009:
Had rhinoplasty 8yrs ago but it was not successful as doctor was not fully qualified since its fee was affordable. Last month and a week had a revision. Not sure whether results are for the better or worse. It has been 5weeks since surgery.
There are 3 concerns which are worrying:
1- From the front view the nose seem to have a large ball attached to its tip like a clown. From one side it is more swowlen than the other side. Doctor said that he opened one nostril as it was collaped. Will that ball disappear or will it remain like that?
2-The doctor said that nose profile was reduced (about2mm). It looks like a piggy nose as it seems to be shorter. Is it swelling that is giving it this impression? Can its length be brought back by revision?
3-Told the doctor to fill the gaps at the bridge. He said that he brought the bones at the bridge close together. As a result, the is no visible bones at the bridge.
Is it due to swelling as the bones will be visible again? If bones are removed, can thy be brought back?
4-Overall, Do you like the new nose? and do you think that it will get better? Do you think that it will get better than the before pics?
Started smoking again:(am not doing good, am I?
Thank you
Updated on Nov 12, 2009:
Updated on Nov 19, 2009:
Nov 19, 2009Comments and replies (5)
36 posts
10 Nov 2009
Is the first pic from b4? Is the 2nd pic from after? I see a difference in your bridge between the 2 pics.
17 posts
11 Nov 2009
Honestly, ur before pics nose was better than the revision surgery. The tip was very bulbous although the bridge was improved, my overall assessment is, it was a bad rhinoplasty. You basically dont need that tip or implant, maybe u just have to have ur bridge narrowed and keep the original alar base area from what it used to be.
2 posts
16 Nov 2009
Cosultation is everything.Even good docs with poor bedside manner and "time issues" will leave you frustrated.First off,every time you do surgery on the nose-should make it worthwhile because you do too many-well,look at Michael Jackson.Also,for revision patients,there is alot more likelyhood of rejection/infection of ANYTHING ARTIFICIAL.If you cant use your own bone/cartilidge--only use natural material bio-grafting is new,but synthetic prosthetics are highly suseptible to complications when used in the nose,because noses are havens for every germ imaginable.Hope this helps.
5 posts
17 Nov 2009
Hi I had rhinoplasty earlier this year so I understand your panic. Firstly I think that your before nose was nice and you should have left it, but since you have, it is too late. From your pics I can see that you have alot of swelling, honestly, you really have to wait atleast 6 months for the swelling to go down for you can decide about the nose. Moving the bridge out again is tricky and most docs won't do it, they will charge you money to put grafts in to make the bridge appear wider. Hope this helps! Stay positive :-)