Can I occasionally smoke a couple of weeks after rhinoplasty?

Razny, Thanks for the question.  Without close inspection and palpation (squeezing) of the booger, it's hard to know for certain whether it is just a booger or something else.  However, I can tell you that it would be really rare for a piece of cartilage graft to come out...

Hello Ann, For sure, having an elective procedure makes one feel uneasy. Most media capitalize on the bad results and outcomes. In reality, if one is healthy, their surgery should go as planned. To avoid such unexpected outcomes, I have my patient's  primary care doctor do a history and phy...

For select patients who are not anxious and can handle local anesthesia procedures, we have done tip-plashy nose work (and more) in our offices without problems.  Be sure to discuss your goals and concerns with your board certified plastic surgeon and consider the pros and the cons. Be certain ...

Dear kaygee16, I would suggest that a patient have the rhinoplasty prior to the laser skin resurfacing. Generally speaking it can be complimentary post rhinoplasty if the patient has thick skin. See examples of rhinoplasty in the link below and laser skin resurfacing in the video above. Best r...

Hi Sezzz,Generally, I would say that it should not make any difference in terms of result whether you do microneedling before or after Rhinoplasty. 

Lateral rasping is non-state-of-the-art and needless to say is a reckles, banned, unacceptable and disastrous maneuver; nasal bones are not thick blocks of marble, they are very suble paper-thick frames of bone which have to be very gently handled avoiding hollow depressions or random fractures...