my dogs head hit my nose. My boyfriend said he heard a cracking/ popping noise. It immediately started bleeding horribly so I went to the er. The X-ray said it's not displaced but it was reccomended that I see and ENT when the swelling goes down, I have an appointment on Monday. I am worried because 6 years ago I had septo/rhinoplasty and I believe they put fake cartilage in my nose to reinforce its structure and after being hit the tip of my nose is numb. How bad of a situation am I looking at?
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Hi there, thanks for your question and sharing your photos. You will likely benefit from rhinoplasty with osteotomies to help reduce the overall width of the bony bridge of your nose. Of course, this will mean the rest of your nose will also need to be adjusted to match the narrowed bridge i...
From the limited photographs, it appears that there is wide and divergent lower lateral cartilages in the nasal tip along with thin skin which can make prominent cartilages even more prominent. A closed rhinoplasty can accomplish reduction of the bulbous nasal tip with suture techniques and...
Thick tip skin as well as overly soft bulky cartilage can create a bulbous tip. A combination of precisely placed tip cartilage grafts along with a minimal amount of cartilage removed, can artistically re-contour the tip into a more pleasing smaller feminine shape. The thick skin can typically...