Just to get a general idea on the procedure, will the Dr need to take into consideration the dropping of the nose tip and columella when performing rhinoplasty? For example, we know the nose tip tends to drop due to gravity during healing stages, does the columella also tend to drop? Or, let's say it appears retracted fresh out of cast removal, is this placement of the columella often seen as the final result? Will it worsen as the nose tip drops, or drop along with, looking less retracted ?
December 12, 2022
Answer: Presentation of columella after rhinoplasty Columella may have different presentation before rhinoplasty and that should be corrected with rhinoplasty. Usually elevation and rotation of tip would streighten columella; retracted columella may need different approach. These are issues that you need to discuss with your surgeon ahead of surgery based on your own situation. Hope this helps. Good luck.
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December 12, 2022
Answer: Presentation of columella after rhinoplasty Columella may have different presentation before rhinoplasty and that should be corrected with rhinoplasty. Usually elevation and rotation of tip would streighten columella; retracted columella may need different approach. These are issues that you need to discuss with your surgeon ahead of surgery based on your own situation. Hope this helps. Good luck.
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December 18, 2022
Answer: Does the Columella drop along with the tip postop? Does the Columella drop along with the tip postop? good question. It is variable. in some cases particularly if the pre-operative columella was a “hanging columella“ it may tend to drop overtime in the postoperative period compared to the early appearance when the cast was first removed. However if a patient had a retruded columella preoperatively or a tendency toward that, it will probably keep that appearance Postop and may even look more retruded if the tip drops without the Columella dropping. A lot depends on the preoperative condition and also what means of support was given to the tip and columella at surgery.
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December 18, 2022
Answer: Does the Columella drop along with the tip postop? Does the Columella drop along with the tip postop? good question. It is variable. in some cases particularly if the pre-operative columella was a “hanging columella“ it may tend to drop overtime in the postoperative period compared to the early appearance when the cast was first removed. However if a patient had a retruded columella preoperatively or a tendency toward that, it will probably keep that appearance Postop and may even look more retruded if the tip drops without the Columella dropping. A lot depends on the preoperative condition and also what means of support was given to the tip and columella at surgery.
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