I was blessed with my father's somewhat large nose, and my mother suggested I get in the habit of squeezing the sides to help narrow it; the length I'm okay with. For 2 days straight (2 weeks ago) I did just that, where I pinched the sides with my thumb and pointer finger for approx. 1/2 hour. Since then, have noticed that my nose appears larger (wider) and feels firmer. Is it possible I did some permanent damage? If so, will some sort of nose surgery fix it? Please help! All I see when I look in the mirror is my larger nose. Thank you!
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That is the way we did did almost all noses 35 years ago. There are many doctors who still so them that way. It is more of a mental problem for some patients and that is we do most noses under some form of sedation or general anesthesia.
An implant that is not your own tissue may or may not last a lifetime. There are other solutions for nasal augmentation. Rib cartilage, septal , or ear cartilage harvesting are good options or other products like irradiated cartilage.
Hi Daniel,
Your best bet would be at one of the major universities close to you. Often times Plastic surgery or ENT residents in training will operate on patients at no cost, or for minimal fees. Here is Los Angeles, at UCLA and at their dreaded cross town rival USC, those departments have...