I had rhinoplasty and have horrible scar tissue on both sides of the nose making my nose persistently bulbous. How do doctors remove scar tissue during surgery? Steroid shots have been used but left indentations. The scar tissue is all along the sides of from mid nose to nostril and can be felt when pinching nostrils together.
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Another option is to use cadaveric fresh frozen cartilage to prevent another donor site for you. There are certain surgeons who are very experienced in fusing this type of cartilage and also doing revisions. I would recommend seeing a board-certified plastic surgeon (with a 6 year integrated...
Second revision surgeries are going to be complex, and generally speaking, having good visual access is going to be in the surgeons favor. Ultimately, it’s the surgeons choice of how they do the procedure. Having access generally makes the procedure easier so I would probably recommend an open a...
I usually say to wait 12-24 months before making a final decision on a rhinoplasty. This may be even longer after a revision case (sometimes up to 5 years) because the lymphatics have been disrupted/injured twice. This also depends on what was actually done in both surgeries. I would just follow...
