Difficulty breathing after rhinoplasty. What would you suggest? (Photo)

In order to permanently rotate a nasal tip appearance upward, it would require exposure of the nasal tip cartilages along with nasal tip reconstruction. In our experience, procedures like this may not be performed with local anesthetic. Thank you for your question. Sincerely, Dr Joseph

Hello and thank you for your question. I always recommend maintaining close follow up with your surgeon. This could still be due to swelling and you should have regular steroid injections. Alternatively, it may not improve. Either way, I recommend that you maintain close follow up with your...

Hello and thank you for your question. This is the exact reason I don’t like to do external alar base incisions. They can result in very severe and difficult to fix scars. You may be a candidate for a surgical scar revision. I recommend that you seek consultation with a qualified b...

In the revision operations that I perform, the most common problem is that the nose was left too long in the previous operation(s). Plastic surgeons are often taught that it's "easy" to elevate a tip (just shorten the septum, do some other stuff), but in fact, shortening a nose--raising the...

I see what you're talking about concerning the upper part of the nose. Is there a big rib graft in there? That graft might be wide, making the upper bridge and radix appear wide between your eyes and making those shadows. You mention that the nose looks Romanesque. Well, one really needs to see...

Hello and thank you for your question. Diced cartilage wrapped in fascia can provide a smooth surface when used a dorsal onlay graft and should not abnormally harden over time when good technique is used. I recommend that you seek consultation with a qualified board-certified rhinoplasty...