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Can my rhinoplasty results be reversed? Hoping to restore width and cartilage (photos)

rhinolipliftbbyApr 16, 2024
I am a 19 year old black female who got a rhinoplasty in turkey and I am devastated with my results. My nose is too narrow, upturned and small for my face and I appear uncanny now. I’d like to reverse as much of what was done to my nose to restore width and cartilage back to my nose

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Richard G. Reish, MD, FACS

Hello and thank you for your question. Based on your photographs, you appear to have collapse of the mid vault at the bony cartilage junction caused by your surgery. This can be corrected with spreader grafts and perhaps a facsial onlay graft. With good surgical technique, you could have an...

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Based on your photo, I do not think that shaving the bone down is a good idea. Your nasal tip lacks projection which can be nicely improved with rhinoplasty. Possibly a little cartilage may be shaved down, but if the bone is taken down, it will be too low. Be sure to see a rhinoplasty expert for...

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Hello and thank you for your question. Based on your photographs, you may benefit from a revision with tip refinement, alar contour grafts, and an internal sill excision. This could improve your nostril symmetry. Alarplasty alone would likely not fix this. With good surgical technique, you...

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