Are they both equally strong And come with same risks ? What about resorption risk ? I didn't realize you can use donor septal cartilage, is it better to use that? So if it would be the same result using own cartilage and donor, why would someone put themselves through extra morbidity? Is swelling usually worse when grafts are out in ?
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No please, don't get any fillers there, would be disastrous.You have, true, pinched nose and nasal valve collapse, the solution is alar batten grafts, a golden standard, nothing atypical or weird in the hands of a regular revision rhinoplasty surgeon.
The first weeks things were not that ok but neither as bad as they are now, just swelling did not let you visualize the underlying work, neither did it to me.
I'd need to see better images and know in detail the surgical techniques applied, and if possible also view your preop images. Anyhow so...
Hello,Thank you for your question, and images. It appears from your picture that the contour is acceptable, not excessive. However with a full set of full face images I could better tell. As far as correction, this is commonly done with the placement of a graft. The type of graft used is be...