It's been 6 weeks post septorhinoplasty and my surgeon told me that the bones are set now. Will my bridge thin out more like my preop pics, and my tip become more defined? I got grafts on my tip as well, still numb there. He did an amazing job, but I feemlike it's too wide and shapeless compared to preop pics.
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I am a bit surprised that radiofrequency can create enough damage to the turbinate to make it completely slough off and leave you with little to no tissue. I treat inferior turbinates with bipolar electrocautery and infracture and have never had a case of atrophic rhinitis. This may just need...
Most people that are carriers of Staph have the bacteria living in their nose. It can be treated by your physician using an antibacterial nasal salve. As for the issues with your thighs you would need long-term antibiotics to clear this up prior to having surgery. Only your...
Arian Mowlavi, MD, FACS (license on probation) says:
Your nasolabial fold is too generous, meaning the lip nose angle is too large; yours looks like it might by 115 degrees; ideally it should be around 100 to 105 on females. You will need a revision using a septal extension graft which will lengthen your nose and de-rotate you down.
