From what I've heard thick skinned noses are harder to operate than those thin skinned ones. I was wondering if thick skinned ones have higher possibility of creating callus or other kind of unwanted deformities. Also I'd like to know how to determine if nose is thick skinned, because my thinking depends only on the fact that I have an oily skin on my face and thats it. And how much possible it is for callus to form after rasping down from 1-2 mm of bone on thick skinned nose?
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Hi, It is better for you to consult with your facial plastic surgeon who can examine you and give you opinion based on examination. You have pinched over-projected tip which usually fixed with revision surgery
Hi, It is better for you to consult with your facial plastic surgeon who can examine you and give you opinion based on examination. Usually you will get 80% of the final result by 3 months after surgery and it will continue to improve up to 1 year.
12 months is a time course that many surgeons will discuss with patients, however this is a generalization based on most patient's healing course. Every patient is different and healing is different for everyone. The decision for considering a revision is specifically what needs to be...
