I am about two months post op, and while I know I have a long way to go, my nose looks severely deviated and almost "C" shaped which it did not before. It almost seems to get worse as the swelling subsides. I had an open procedure, and it also appears that my columnella was not sewn back on straight which makes my tip point to one side and my nostrils appear to be different shapes and sizes. I have attached some before and after photos. Does it look like I will require a revision surgery?
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A rhinoplasty does not have to be performed on the nose unless you want to change the shape of it. A reduction of the nasal fracture with medial and lateral osteotomies can be accomplished. In addition, a spreader graft placed on the concave side may also be necessary. Also important to make...
A clear drainage from the nose after a rhinoplasty is called rhinitis and is very common. A CSF leak is extremely uncommon but can occur. There is probably no reason to expect that this is anything other than normal drainage. Your surgeon should be informed as he understands...
In most cases there are incisions placed just inside the nose for rhinoplasty and sutures to close these. If you accidentally removed a suture 2 weeks after surgery, it is unlikely that you damaged anything deep such as the cartilage. The skin incisions heal very quickly after rhinoplasty....
