I had an open rhinoplasty 14 months ago. I have a terrible scar. (I have no history of bad scarring and usually heal well). My nose has various other issues as well, and I plan on having a revision in two months with a different surgeon. I was wondering if this scar can be revised during surgery, or if it will only become worse with a revision surgery since the doc has to use my old scar? I plan on asking my surgeon this as well, obviously, but I just wanted other opinions. thank you! :)
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Your tip can be refined and your nose improved with rhinoplasty.Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds
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As long as your job does not involve any heavy lifting, most of my patients can go back to work about a week after surgery. If you are constantly lifting heavy objects, could fall or hurt yourself, etc. I would wait 4 weeks before returning to full work with heavy lifting, and 2 months before...
Thank you for your photograph in question. You are correct that a base resection will not change the angle of the nostril rim and worse can interfere with your breathing.It is possible with a rhinoplasty to elevate the nasal tip and a strut graft placed in your columella may push your columella...
