Cold sore corner of lip day before rhinoplasty?

The maneuver you are doing is called the Cottle maneuver. It opens the internal nasal valve passageway, which is composed of the upper lateral cartilage, septum, and inferior turbinate. Any disharmony between these structures may cause internal nasal valve narrowing and therefore airway...

It is possible to make it much smaller than it is now . However, as your surgeon mentioned that it takes longer for patients with thick skin to heal . Also, it’s not possible to expect unrealistic results such as a small nose when you have thick skin. With that said, I believe good outcome w...

Thank you for your question and for sharing your photographs. Subtle deviations of the nose affect all of us to some degree, and these combine with facial asymmetries to create slightly different appearances of the nose from various angles. In your case, from the semi-profile view, you may...

Hello and thank you for your question and the pictures. Addressing the shape of your nose (especially the nasal tip) is actually one of the most common reasons people seek out and undergo a rhinoplasty. An open septorhinoplasty can best address both your aesthetic concerns and any functional...

Based on these photos, you do not appear to have an abnormality of your nasal skin which appears thin. In that regard, I do not believe you have an external problem. If you have a picture of your nose before it was exfoliated, please consider re-asking you a question with before and after photos...

Hello and thank you for your question and the pictures. Addressing the shape of the nose (particularly the nasal tip) is actually one of the most common reasons people seek out and undergo a rhinoplasty. An open septorhinoplasty can best address your nose, and is particularly effective at...