I had a rhinoplasty 7 months ago. Why haven't these stitches gone away?

Even if you're not having problems preoperatively, reducing the size of the nose may cause issues postoperatively. Also, sometimes patients don't realize how their baseline preoperatively is actually worse than it could be if some of the anatomical problems internally were addressed. It's not...

The tip can be lifted easily with a closed approach. Open approach is more useful in complex revision surgery. In closed approach the skin is elevated off the nose from the inside and there are no external scars. The hump is reduced and some grafts are used to lift the tip. Regards Dr. J

Hello Funny137672, Based on the provided pictures your goals can be achieved only by a surgery. There are two reasons of a droopy tip when smiling which are weak cartilages and lack of tip support, or strong depressor septi nasi muscles. The reason should be identified during the surgery. If...