Hello, I had my rhinoplasty a few months ago and the tip has not dropped at all. I learned that i had SEG (Septal Extension Graft) placed which maked my nose point really high. Can I check if tip derotation can be performed for patients who had SEG placed to keep their tip high?
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Are you sure that's cartilage? It looks a lot like medpor to me?
You need to have a long chat to your surgeon, and find out exactly what was put where in your nose, generally if substantial pieces of structural graft are lost, you can expect both functional and cosmetic problems.
Hello and thank you for your question. The answer to this really depends on your nasal anatomy. Most likely the posterior septum can be fully removed if there is any obstruction and spreader grafts placed, and the caudal septum reconstructed. This could help improve your breathing. I recommend...
Hello and thank you for your question. The incision from Rhinoplasty should be completely unnoticeable with time. There should not be any significant damage to fat cells in that incision or an incision to harvest any type of fascia whether that is mastoid fascia or temporal fascia. I recommend...
