I had a rhinoplasty 2 years ago. A few days ago I was hit on the nose HARD with a basketball. My nose did not bleed, but it did hurt alot and swelled up. it hurt for a couple hours after that and it is still swollen days after. I am extremely worried because where the columella meeta my septum, there is a piece of cartilage poking out. it was not there before. I am wondering if its possible that I broke my carilage? I have been icing my nose and it is still there.
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AS edema subsides further (up to a year or a little longer sometimes), the relationship of the height to the width will change and you may be more satisfied. You can see none of my colleagues recommend any foreign material in your nose. I agree with this principle. Experienced rhinoplasty s...
Pictures of the appearance would help determine if this is fixable. This sounds unusual in that it would take a much more significant trauma to dislocation your lower lateral from your upper lateral cartilage, but anything is possible.Ordinarily, asymmetries can be corrected with a standard...
This is a great question, thank you for bringing it up. Like many things in surgery, the answer is "it depends." Not a great answer, right?
I have done limited rhinoplasty and lip lifts at the same time. An endonasal rhinoplasty and lip lift is likely safe. However a full...
