I had a revision rhinoplasty recently in August 2014. I'm not happy with the outcome. My tip is too large and round. I feel ridiculous. I was also given a hump which I am not happy about. The surgeon used rib graft only and I have some gortex on my dorsal or dorsum. Can I have a third op to refine my tip more? Please see my profile photo for the most accurate view of what my nose looks like. Please note one photo is my birth nose I wish to achieve.
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Thank you for your question.Yes, crushed cartilage can provide subtle augmentation for the revision rhinoplasty.
To be sure, see two or more experienced,
board-certified Plastic Surgeons for a complete evaluation to make sure you are
a good candidate and that it is safe for you to have surgery...
I do note that you have a concavity on the left side (the right side of the photographs) which represents a partial collapse (perhaps that's too dramatic a word but that's what we plastic surgeons referred to it as) of your left middle vault. A nasal middle vault collapse/concavity can certainly...
It is difficult to see from the photo that you submitted how extensive the alar notching is. Alar notching can occur as a result of scar contracture or over resecting the cartilaginous structures that create support to the nasal tip and sidewall. To address this, composite grafts(a graft...