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Hanging Columella Reduction Under Local Anesthesia

In a rhinoplasty 5 years ago my nasal bones were narrowed and tip rotated up. When I smile my nose looks pinched with an excessively wide alar base,...

Can Ear Cartilage Graft Be Removed from Nose Under Local Anesthesia?

Hello, I had a revision rhinoplasty with ear cartilage grafts .Can the cartilage graft be removed under local anesthesia or do I need a complete...

2 Hour In-Office Rib Graft Removal Using Open Technique Under Local Anesthesia

I had a Rib Revision Rhinoplasty using a columellar strut, dorsal graft, and spreader grafts in January 2011. The procedure has been very intense and...

Post-rhinoplasty in Office Scraping?

I had a septorhinoplasty done in Dec 2010. During my last post op (July 2011) my surgeon told me that he would like to do some more scraping to remove...

Can Nasal Tip Be Touched Up with Local Anesthesia?

I recently underwent a revision rhinoplasty. Despite the revision, the lower left side of my nasal tip continues to point to the left. A cartilage...

I Had a Septorhinoplasty Operation 18 Months Ago, What Revision Work Do I Require? (photo)

The nasal septum has a gash on it (left nostril), either from being attacked or putting ice in it straight after the attack. Would the ice have caused...

Open Revision with Local? (photo)

Surgeon told me i could get the extra cartilage (about the size of a small pea) in the right side of my tip 'shaved down' in an open procedure under...

Is Graft Removal Hard and Can it be Done with Local Anesthesia??

My grafts from rib grafts were sutured in my nose... would it be "Easy" or hard to remove it? could it be gone local anesthesia? can it be...

Revision Rhinoplasty After Reconstructive Primary. What Needs Fixing? How Complex Is It? Can It Be Done Under Local? (photo)

Primary was NHS reconstructive septorhinoplasty,hump removed,no tip work. Issues: 1.Restricted & noisy breathing 2.Left nostril collapse on...

Will an Alar Base Reduction Be Painful Under Local Anesthesia?

I require skin remove from where the outer sides (where the nostril meets the cheek) and also the base/sill. Will this be painful under local...

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