My daughter broke her nose today playing softball. She had nose surgery when she was 16 and now she is 40. She could use some modification on her previous surgery as well as fixing the several degree nose that is off course now. Is she better to see an Eye Nose and Throat Doctor or a plastic surgern? Can he fix others problems while repairing the broken nose and still be covered under insurance? She did have CT scan and have to go to the emergency room.
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This is typically referred to as an alar base reduction. Performing this procedure will cost anywhere from $5500 to $6500 depending on your needs. Please feel free to take a look at my website, where I have many before and after pictures, and examples of this procedure. There is a great alar...
As discussed by Dr. Aldea, removing the hump or bump will open up the top of the nasal bones. An analogy is removing the longitudinal peak of an A-Frame house., This will open the roof of the nose. The two side walls can be brought in or by a sliding movement (lateral osteotomy) or by tilting...
It is certainly acceptable to perform a nasal irrigation after a rhinoplasty. This will not damage any of the underlying structures, but it is probably best to wait a couple of days until after the procedure has been performed so that you can even get the nasal saline into the nasal passageways...