...I periodically pushed the nose bone, hoping to reduce the crookedness. Sometimes my nose felt slightly tender and swollen, though the swelling was not visible. Another time when I squeezed my nose, I felt what seemed to be a tiny chunk of bone moving a bit, though this was not painful. I never had bloody nose or other symptoms and nose always felt stable. I stopped pushing it and nose does not look obviously different than it did before, so could pushing have changed the shape of my nose?
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February 25, 2015
Answer: Manual manipulation of the nose to reposition it
To give more bridge line definition requires a cartilage graft placed along the top of the bridge line to give added height along with osteotomies to narrow the lowest part of the bridge line. The wide nostrils are narrowed with an alar plasty. Closed rhinoplasty techniques can accomplish...
The correction you need may be performed under local anesthesia. Unlike what was written above I do not think that correction of the columella is what is needed, I would rather focus on the right nostril where you are havng an alar retraction. This can be fixed in several ways the most reliable...
It is normal to feel weak and tired after surgery. Anesthesia and the surgery itself can often make patients feel drained. In addition, patients can experience emotional and psychological stress with their recovery and even depression. It is important, however, that you do stay up and eat...
