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Columella-How Much Does It Shrink over Time After Open Rhinoplasty? (photo)

Is the columella is the last to minimize in swelling/ also the least to shrink after surgery? I told my DR. prior to surgery that I really didn't...

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Will Tip Change More or Just Slightly After Rhinoplasty?

I am a UK man and just had open rhinoplasty now 4 weeks ago. All my swelling seems to have gone, but my nose now looks over projected, is this...

6 doctor answers

Is There No Any Other Way to Reduce Bulbous Cartilage Other Than a Rhinoplasty?

No one has searched is this senario. that there should be some medicine to dehydrate the cartilage to make it appear thinner.i just have a little...

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Should I Get a Second Nose Job? (photo)

I had a nose job performed 2 years ago. Since then my nose has being shrinking and I have had breathing problemas; the cause is that the nasal...

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Does Tip Get Bigger Before It Shrinks?

I had a tip plasty a year ago and my tip is actually larger and more bulbous than it was before the surgery. Is this normal or should I consider...

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Will Synthetic Bone Graft Shrink After Bone Graft on Nose Bridge?

8daysago.i had infracture nose side..synthetic bone graft 1/3 upper nose around eye corner.other lower 2/3 portion of my nose is not injected with...

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Week and a Half After Primary Rhino Surgery and I See the Results I Want Already. Will My Nose Shrink?

Week and a half since surgery and I see results. They are good... but instead of expecting my nose to be big and swollen.. It's actually the nose I...

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Does Skin Shrink Around the Alar Base?

During rhinoplasty does skin shrink around the alar base? If yes, what causes the skin to shrink?

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Is There a Way to Surgically Make Your Nose Shrink Wrap Without Steroid Injections?

I have really thick skin, I am 14 months post op from primary rhink and my nose is so much wider and has no definition whatsoever. Is there a way to...

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Gore Tex Implant?

I am just wondering if gore tex implant really shrink on the first month, i had a nose implant this month and i hope that it will shrink. And when...

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