Possible to Have Loose Cartilage or Bone in Nose After Rhinoplasty?

Maxillofacial (jaw) surgery may cause displacement of the nasal septum and asymmetry of the nose.  This can be improved/corrected with a septoplasty and rhinoplasty and at the same time the metal plates/screws can be removed.  This can be done in an office-based ambulatory surgery...

You need a thorough evaluation. Here's some possible causes: 1) Autoimmune or vascular disorder: Crusting/bleeding that is resistant to treatment may indicate conditions that fall under the heading of autoimmune or vasculitis. These conditions generally require a biopsy for diagnosis. It's...

If a rhinoplasty is done properly and carefully, with thought to how it will hold up over time it should last a lifetime. Having said that, there is a lot of change during the first year after the rhinoplasty where the swelling goes down and scar contracture takes over. The first 3-4 years after...

I think injections with very dilute kenalog K10 can be helpful with post operative swelling following a rhinoplasty. It needs to be injected deep below the skin in the soft tissue of the supratip (just above the point of the tip). I like to wait 3 months before injecting for the nose settle down...

In our practice we harvest ear cartilage 4-6 times a week for our large number nasal reconstruction patients. We use an incision behind the ear which gives the best scar. I can however result in a sore ear when you lay on it for 3 to 6 months. I think this is due to sensory nerve damage during...

Ladies' noses generally stop growing at age 16. What that means is that the underlying structure that give the nose its size and shape (i.e. the bone and cartilage) do not continue the grow. However, the tissue attachments between the cartilage and bone tend to weaken with time. This can cause...