My nose tip or columella hangs down and I want to know if there is a way to shrink down the base of the tip or top of the columella. I say both because I'm not sure what should be done to reduce the droop. What is the recovery time on this procedure and an normal cost for this procedure in Ontario, Canada? I had a rhinoplasty and results are great but he said he doesn't touch nostrils or the columella. Thanks.
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April 2, 2016
Answer: Revision rhinoplasty may be necessary to repair a hanging columella.
Unfortunately, you will need to have another procedure and you should not delay to avoid the graft eventually perforating the skin. See an experienced rhinoplasty surgeon who maybe able to sculpt and save part the graft with a soft tissue overlay to avoid collapse of the area.
Revision rhinoplasty is harder than a primary rhinoplasty, so choose your surgeon very wisely based on extensive experience, and have reasonable expectations. There is no perfect nose, but it can certainly be made much better. To straighten the nose requires osteotomies placed in the nasal b...
Any major revision rhinoplasty must be necessarily be made via open approach, this to begin with.Second, being the cosmetic judgement of a nose always partially subjective... I can say that your current result is not the best possible and you are candidate for a revision, but... the wish pic is...