I have a droopy tip and a dorsal hump on my nose, i'm not so bothered about the bump as much as much as the tip, and i would rather not go under the knife if there are other methods to fix it. I have heard that taping your nose may help and was wondering if this was truly the case, if i kept a tape holding my nose up for long periods of time will it in any way help improve the appearance of my nose?
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Yes, if you have redness along the area of the silastic dorsal implant, it should be removed after you have been on a several week course of antibiotics. The supra-tip area is the most prone to this when an L-shaped implant is used (these should not be used for this reason in my...
Yes, the tip does become droopy (under-rotated) as we age which can make the nose appear to grow and become elongated. If you are happy with the size and shape, of the nasal tip, the tip can be rotated upward using a modified tip-plasty without requiring a full Rhinoplasty....