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Dear EmpoweressBatten grafts are often placed to provide support for your nasal framework. Removal of the grafts can lead to valve weakness and collapse and nasal deformity. Having said that, they can generally be removed through a closed rhinoplasty approach. I would recommend you find a local surgeon with experience in rhinoplasty to get advice that is better tailored to your circumstance.
but your question is very odd, I mean... it is very rare that this is necessary, maybe you can upload images and explain better the reasons for doing this.
Yes, closed rhinoplasty techniques can successfully remove batten grafts. There must be a very good reason to remove them in order to go through another surgery with scar tissue formation and loss of support.
Usually alar batten grafts are inserted by a closed approach and can be removed through the same endonasal route.The immediate risk is lack of support to the caudal end of the lateral walls with airway obstruction on inspiration.
One of the most common things that occurs after revision rhinoplasty is that the tip is permanently stiffer than before revision. This is expected, since during revision rhinoplasty the cartilage grafts added to insure long term structural stability are intended to stiffen the nose. The...
It is possible to improve on the problem of the upturned nose but it is a complex procedure and you would need to get a consult with an experienced rhinoplasty surgeon to get the details.
Caudal septal deviations are very difficult to correct. If the cartilage is simply dislocated off of the maxillary crest, it may be repositioned. However, many of these problems involve cartilage that is dislocated AND warped. The correction of the warped aspect of the...
