Hello, just wondering why my doctor would do an incision that is two parallel lines, instead of the inverted v or the step incision? The latter is one scar while mine is two scars, although it's healed quite well.
July 13, 2016
Answer: Trust your surgeon There is no "best" incision. In skilled hands they all yield excellent results. Trust your surgeon to use the one they are most successful with.
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July 13, 2016
Answer: Trust your surgeon There is no "best" incision. In skilled hands they all yield excellent results. Trust your surgeon to use the one they are most successful with.
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July 13, 2016
Answer: Open rhinoplasty incisions Open rhinoplasty or external approach consists of making an incision on the columella (band of skin between your nostrils). There are a few patterns out there: straight line, stair step, and inverted-V. I'm in the inverted-V camp. It's a irregular (not straight) line (helps to camouflage) and symmetric. I enjoy revision rhinoplasty, so I also like the inverted-V because it's easier to revise. On a stair step, one of the limbs of the stair can come too close to the top or bottom of the columella, with no room for revision. It is important how your surgeon closes this incision. I take a long time to close this small area of skin to avoid the tell tale signs of the external approach. When closed meticulously, it's essentially invisible from the bottom and the side views. Talk to your surgeon about their approach and closure, so you know what to expect.
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July 13, 2016
Answer: Open rhinoplasty incisions Open rhinoplasty or external approach consists of making an incision on the columella (band of skin between your nostrils). There are a few patterns out there: straight line, stair step, and inverted-V. I'm in the inverted-V camp. It's a irregular (not straight) line (helps to camouflage) and symmetric. I enjoy revision rhinoplasty, so I also like the inverted-V because it's easier to revise. On a stair step, one of the limbs of the stair can come too close to the top or bottom of the columella, with no room for revision. It is important how your surgeon closes this incision. I take a long time to close this small area of skin to avoid the tell tale signs of the external approach. When closed meticulously, it's essentially invisible from the bottom and the side views. Talk to your surgeon about their approach and closure, so you know what to expect.
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