Does pinching your nose make it smaller and thinner?

Good News!It's really easy and has minimal pain. Most patients of mine say it doesn't hurt at all. Many patients will have minimal discomfort and a strange pulling feeling.Overall, packing removal after rhinoplasty is easy. Sometimes people will have minimal bleeding. Be relaxed. This stops...

Thank you for your question!First, I hope that your surgery and your recovery were optimal. Second, it is understandable that you are concerned especially with the bulbous tip shown in the pictures you have provided. However, without profile view pictures and the inability to perform a...

It appears on the x-ray and the photographs that you have broken your nose.  A non displaced nasal fracture usually does not need to be repaired. A displaced nasal fracture will need to be re-set with osteotomies and a cast placed across the bridge line. Anticipate a cast applied across the ...

Nasal splints are used by some surgeons for the inside of your nose. Its a controversial issue. I personally, do not use them. Recently, I published a study looking at this issue. We noted that the use of septal splints did not help the surgery but did increase the discomfort of the procedure...

Good questions. A closed rhinoplasty avoids an external incision and often involves less surgical dissection of the nasal tip. Formerly, many surgeons thought closed rhinoplasty resulted in quicker recovery, but with continued experience and meticulous surgical technique, the time to return to...

Dear Dana, Each surgeon has specific directions for his patients post operative activities from diet and exercise to sex and should be discussed with your surgeon. In the beginning stages of recovery it is not a good idea to elevate your blood pressure or body temperature with extracurricular...