Graft Removal Including Onlay and Dorsum Difficulty?

         The graft can warp, but swelling can always play a factor at this early time.  If you found a reputable surgeon, I would trust the judgment of the surgeon.  Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

This is a great question -- and the answer is, "it depends." As others have implied, technique is very important. If the skin and soft tissue overlying the tip cartilages is dissected in the correct plane, healing is generally quicker and less scar tissue is created. This makes revision surgery...

         Removing lateral crural strut grafts can be performed.   I would have to evaluate why they were placed in the revision.  The correction of the inverted v is one thing and the placement of lateral crural grafts is another.  Find...

You will still be significantly swollen one month after rhinoplasty. In general, 70% of the swelling resolves after the first 3 months and the remainder goes down over time.  It can take 18-24 months for the final result of your surgery to be evident. It is important to be patient during...

Thank you for the great question. Spreader grafts help to support the sidewalls of the nose in primary and (especially) revision surgery. When these are created from your own cartilage, the resporption rate is basically zero. Spreader grafts can widen the middle third of the nose if they are ...

During rhinoplasty, when the nasal bones are broken to reset them into a different position, an external splint is placed over the nose to help keep them in place.  Glue is not used for this purpose.  You could have the cartilage graft removed from the bridge of your nose and this...