I had rhinoplasty about 4 months ago but I started noticing a bump and a horizontal line developing in the middle of my nose. This wasn't much initially because of the swelling I guess, but it became more obvious with time, especially when I look at the mirror... My doctor said he never saw something like this over his 25 years of experience and suggested that I massage my nose and bone and wait for a while... He mentioned filler too but I want to know what happened and what my options are.
July 4, 2014
Answer: Revision Rhinoplasty Without actually seeing the internal anatomy of the nose at this time- it is limited to determine an explanation. The nose is comprised of -- skin, bone and cartilage. The surgeon has control over the cartilage and bone under the skin. Therefore, it is imperative that the surgeon skillfully sculpt the bone and cartilage under the skin so that the skin can reflect this internal sculpting. Healing occurs at differing rates-- what you see could be just swelling. Time and massage will tell. If after a reasonable amount of time--- you are still concerned-- time to possibly have a revision.
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July 4, 2014
Answer: Revision Rhinoplasty Without actually seeing the internal anatomy of the nose at this time- it is limited to determine an explanation. The nose is comprised of -- skin, bone and cartilage. The surgeon has control over the cartilage and bone under the skin. Therefore, it is imperative that the surgeon skillfully sculpt the bone and cartilage under the skin so that the skin can reflect this internal sculpting. Healing occurs at differing rates-- what you see could be just swelling. Time and massage will tell. If after a reasonable amount of time--- you are still concerned-- time to possibly have a revision.
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July 4, 2014
Answer: Contour irregularity of your nose probably will require surgical revision but not now. There seems to be some asymmetry of the height of the cartilaginous dorsum versus the bony dorsum. There's also obvious swelling. This should be allowed to resolve before a revision but I do think a revision will be necessary.
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July 4, 2014
Answer: Contour irregularity of your nose probably will require surgical revision but not now. There seems to be some asymmetry of the height of the cartilaginous dorsum versus the bony dorsum. There's also obvious swelling. This should be allowed to resolve before a revision but I do think a revision will be necessary.
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