I really wanted a subtle result, like the computer image I made, but my actual result changed my upper lip and my nose also looks too short for my face now. My septum was shortened and my nose was deprojected and I think this caused the upper lip change. I liked my upper lip angle better before and I used to have more tooth show. Can a septal extension graft restore my original nasolabial angle and lengthen and project my nose to look like computer image?
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July 31, 2019
Answer: Lengthening the nose in revision #rhinoplasty
Despite the fact that you submitted many photos I am not sure that I clearly see the problem. You should seek a second opinion consult by a renown plastic surgeon, nose expert, (there are quite a few in L.A. area) for detailed clinical evaluation and discuss your options. Good luck.
Once you've had a rhinoplasty, your old nose is gone. Even if no cartilage had been removed and your cartilages were merely bent with sutures, after 3-6 months scar tissue will have bound your cartilages into their new shape. The tip can be made fuller by adding cartilage for volume, but it will...
It appears that you do have a pollybeak deformity. That probably happened because not enough cartilage was removed in the supratip area. The best way to address this, unfortunately, is thru revision surgery. You could try adding dermal fillers above the pollybeak as well to try to give your nose...