I heard that constantly replenishing the amount of filler in one's nose (such as Radiesse) can eventually lead to permanent results, the theory being that natural collagen will eventually fill in the grooves and crevices. Does anyone find this to be true, or at least partially true? This feels a lot safer to me than an open rhinoplasty with rib graft: my second revision (three total). Thoughts?
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The sutures used during septoplasty and spreader graft placement are usually dissolveable. The tissues normally heal together thanks to scar fibrosis so the sutures wouldn't be needed long term.
To get a better idea of your options you should visit with a revision nose surgery expert.
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In my opinion your after photos look better than your before photos. You appear to have thick skin, which would limit the definition of your nose.
In my opinion, revision rhinoplasty may get you "some" improvement on your present result. Are your expectations appropriate? That will really...
Hi,
This is an unusual and unfortunate result from auricular cartilage harvest. What I would suggest is doing a cartilage advancement flap to fuse the two jagged ends together. It will never look completely normal but you can get pretty close to it.
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Dr.S...
