Will adding a graft to the tip of nose project my nose more & if so will it look bad? I’m planning on getting a rhinoplasty soon and was already planning on shaving down the hump & rotating tip. But one of the surgeons I consulted with mentioned a graft at the tip of my nose in order to support it . Will my nose project too much and will it look wierd or bigger because of this?
March 1, 2019
Answer: Rhinoplasty the main thing you need is reduction of the hump. The tip can also be refined either with or without cartilage grafting. Personally I’m not a fan of routine tip grafting but many surgeons are. I think the tip graft is optional in your case.
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March 1, 2019
Answer: Rhinoplasty the main thing you need is reduction of the hump. The tip can also be refined either with or without cartilage grafting. Personally I’m not a fan of routine tip grafting but many surgeons are. I think the tip graft is optional in your case.
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Answer: Answer to: will adding a graft to the tip Dear Jaqvl, It depends what the plastic surgeon intends to do with the tip graft. He may actually mean an Anderson strut to keep the tip from retracting in, in which case it would not be visible on the tip. On the other hand, the surgeon may feel to get more definition of the tip, he is going to need a small graft to get the proper shape. If the surgeon has imaging modalities where he can morph your image on a computer screen, then you and your surgeon can be sure you are on the same page aesthetically. Best of luck to you. Robert D. Wilcox, M.D.
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Answer: Answer to: will adding a graft to the tip Dear Jaqvl, It depends what the plastic surgeon intends to do with the tip graft. He may actually mean an Anderson strut to keep the tip from retracting in, in which case it would not be visible on the tip. On the other hand, the surgeon may feel to get more definition of the tip, he is going to need a small graft to get the proper shape. If the surgeon has imaging modalities where he can morph your image on a computer screen, then you and your surgeon can be sure you are on the same page aesthetically. Best of luck to you. Robert D. Wilcox, M.D.
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