Hello, I had a rhino with a popular surgeon in Beverly Hills and my nose looks horrible so he suggested a revision for free under local in office... he took out cartilage from my right ear and I hate how it feels now. He suggested for the revision to take more cartilage out on the left side, but I didn’t want to so he suggested that we purchase cartilage from a lab that’s been like sanitized and all that. Would my nose reject cartilage that’s not mine? Is that a good idea? Please help!!
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December 3, 2018
Answer: Doctor suggested cartilage grafts for revision rhinoplasty
The hump is composed of both bone and cartilage which must be shaved/filed down in order to remove it. This usually requires general anesthesia. When the bump is large enough, this may create an open roof deformity, and therefore osteotomies going to be required to close the open roof created ...
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Simple rasping may help but is unlikely to correct the problem completely. Please discuss this with your surgeon. In my opinion, a simple rasping can be tried as an initial procedure to see if it would result in a satisfactory improvement. You should, however, be...
You can achieve improved definition and reduction of the bulbous tip to a degree with either an endonasal or external rhinoplasty approach, but thick skin will be a somewhat limiting factor, and postoperative edema may take 1 year or more to resolve before full appreciation is apparent. Consult...
