I’m planning to have a nose tip reduction. I have medium-thick skin and a wide nose, and I only want work done on my nose tip. During my consultation, the surgeon mentioned he would use a cephalic trim technique for tip refinement. He also explained that due to swelling, my nose might look wide and similar to my old nose until around 7 or 8 months after the surgery. He said it could take that long for the swelling to go down and for the refined look to appear. Is this accurate?
November 18, 2024
Answer: I believe your surgeon is being conservative. Since you appear to have relatively thick nasal skin, along with a cephalic trim, a tip graft may be considered for achieving narrowing and definition. I don't believe it would take 7 to 8 months to start to see nasal tip narrowing, in our experience. If in doubt, get a second opinion. Thank you for this question and I wish you well moving forward. Sincerely, Dr Joseph
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November 18, 2024
Answer: I believe your surgeon is being conservative. Since you appear to have relatively thick nasal skin, along with a cephalic trim, a tip graft may be considered for achieving narrowing and definition. I don't believe it would take 7 to 8 months to start to see nasal tip narrowing, in our experience. If in doubt, get a second opinion. Thank you for this question and I wish you well moving forward. Sincerely, Dr Joseph
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November 18, 2024
Answer: Well, I don't like much of what you're describing in your question. More... Of course, I haven't had the chance to *feel* your nose, but there are plenty of clues in the photo that you don't have thick skin at all. Then, I doubt very much that a "cephalic strip" would succeed in narrowing your tip. It's in all the surgery books, but it rarely works very well. And finally, if the surgeon has good success in narrowing a tip like yours, you should see a significant narrowing on the day that the splint is removed, seven days after surgery. Maybe re-evaluate your surgeon. Have you seen his before and after photos for patients with wide tips?
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November 18, 2024
Answer: Well, I don't like much of what you're describing in your question. More... Of course, I haven't had the chance to *feel* your nose, but there are plenty of clues in the photo that you don't have thick skin at all. Then, I doubt very much that a "cephalic strip" would succeed in narrowing your tip. It's in all the surgery books, but it rarely works very well. And finally, if the surgeon has good success in narrowing a tip like yours, you should see a significant narrowing on the day that the splint is removed, seven days after surgery. Maybe re-evaluate your surgeon. Have you seen his before and after photos for patients with wide tips?
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