Its been 9 months since rhinoplasty and the tip of my nose and collumella is still hard. Is that the reason when i smile it look like i habe hanging collumella and when ii have straight face it looks good. Will it get “flatter” as it gets softer over time or will i need revsion to fix it?? ALSO does edema effect collumella ?? IF i derorate my tip will it fix it ?? Without having to cut my collumella? my collumella looks like that only when i smile in pic Its all stressing me out thank you
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Answer: You appear to have a pleasing nasal appearance 9 months after rhinoplasty surgery.
The reason I say this is because swelling tends to dissipate from the upper 1/3 of the nose before the lower 1/3 of the nose. In that regard, I feel that what you are looking at at the top of your bridge is likely permanent. An examination would be necessary to confirm this. If that small bump...
Based on your photos, you appear to have thin nasal skin and thin skin is associated with the appearance of visible irregularities years after rhinoplasty surgery. Depending on your examination, microdroplet Silikon-1000 injections may be considered for filling in the indentations and for...
Based on the area you circled, I do not believe that you have a hanging columella or other significant abnormality. It is typical for the base of somebody's nose to remain firm, and sometimes, surgeons use cartilage grafting in the tip and this can cause firmness at the base of the nose, since I...
