I had my hump shaved down during my primary septorhinoplasty almost a year ago. I have a hard bump on one side of my nasal bridge next to my eye & the area below it caves inwards so that it casts a shadow disrupting the nasal bridge line. This is making my nose look more crooked than it is. I'm satisfied with the rest of my nose. How invasive would the procedure be to fix this with osteotomies? Can it be done with a closed approach and would the recovery & healing be shorter?
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Hi dog momma. First of all, you are definitely still healing if you are only 4-5mo out of surgery. The nose has a lot of ways it can still change. That being said, a lot of your complaints are relatively minor. I would see if other people like friends/family/colleagues notice it. I personally do...
Good morning! Whether to proceed with a revision surgery is mostly driven by you. If you are not satisfied with the functional or cosmetic result, it would be worth seeking a consult from someone experienced in revision rhinoplasty. It takes about 1 year to see the end result following a...
Hello and thank you for your question. After rhinoplasty (nasal surgery), the nose can become REALLY swollen, particularly around the tip, and this swelling can take a LONG TIME to resolve (up to 2 years to fully resolve). Also over the 2 years after a rhinoplasty, partially due to the swelling,...