I had revision rhinoplasty ten and a half months ago. The nasal bones were broken, and the tip was redefined using an ear cartilage graft. I was out dancing the other day and my friend accidentally knocked my nose. It didn't hurt at the time, or the next day - but I was a bit drunk at the time so wasn't as sensitive to pain as I usually am. I know that the bones heal pretty quickly (as in two or three months after surgery), but how long does a cartilage graft to become strong and stable?
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Wow! 4 questions in 1 with only 2 question marks! Thanks for including photos; they are essential to see why you are understandably concerned.
Let's start at the beginning. You are 2 weeks post-op (as informed by your later comment), so the responses from my colleagues about waiting for at...
The endocrine condition of Acromegaly requires full evaluation, and possibly treatment before you should consider rhinoplasty. It is not a contraindication to performing the procedure, nor will it affect normal healing once the growth hormone levels are normalized. However there are significant...
When closing an open rhinoplasty, I have found that if I grab to much soft tissue in this area (the soft triangle) with my suture this indentation can occur. As the suture dissolves the indentation resolves. On one occasion where it persisted I placed a temporary filler. No further intervention...
