Babak Larian, MD

I am sorry to hear about your experience. At this point I recommend seeing a board certified head and neck surgeon or facial plastic surgeon who have extensive experience with the parotid and nasal structures. At my practice, I work along side world-renowned facial nerve expert, Dr Babak Azizzadeh. If you still have not resolved your issues, please contact our office for a consultation so we can help. 

Yes the grafts are removable, and would essentially be done through an open rhinoplasty technique. However, these always seem unusual at first, and are hard to get used to.  I would advise you to not remove it now and wait at least 6 to 8 months before making a decision, because the nostril will look much better over this period of time.

It is possible to have the remanent turbinates grow larger again to the point of obstructing the nose.  This usually happens in the setting of worsening nasal allergies.  My first advice would be to see your ENT to further asses and treat this.

If the incision don't heal properly after surgery, then it will lead to scarring. If there are areas that have not yet healed then they may have to be treated to allow healing first and then a revision can be done if needed.  Having said all this, any problem in the nose can be repaired or recosntructed.  A thorough exam of the nose and sinuses is needed to asses "the gashes" and the possible polyps.

The revision rate for rhinoplasty is generally low and dependent on the surgeons expertise and the extent of surgery at the original rhinoplasty.  Although the nose cartilage continues to grow our entire life, it does so at a different rate for everyone.  Unlike breast surgery and reconstruction, the main force that affects a post rhinplasty nose is scarring under the surface, as opposed to gravity and changes in the skin with aging in the case of breast reconstruction.  In the hands of expert rhinoplasty surgeon, collapse of the nose or disfigurement is not going to be an issue.  In a majority of people who have undergone rhinoplasty minor changes can be seen over a 10 year period, but it is rare that these slight changes will require revision surgery.