I had a rhinoplasty exactly one year ago for a congenital open roof deformity. The plan was to essentially push my nose bones together to reduce the flatness however a month after surgery the bones separated again leaving me with the same problem. I intend to have the surgery redone, as I feel my nose looks collapsed. The tip of my nose was also left permenately red/discolored. Is this something to be concerned about (my doctor said it’s normal)?
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January 8, 2018
Answer: Can we see some other views, besides this frontal view?
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A columellar graft is only one way of increasing tip projection. In my view however, it is used more as a tip stabilizer and to give tip support. Tip projection can also be increased with tip grafts, septal extension grafts, and other surgical...
Hard to tell from just this one image, but you seem to have very strong tip cartilages, and typically there is a shadow cast adjacent to the visible edges of strong tip cartilages. See the woman in the short video that I posted with this answer.You can click on the "Learn more" link, just below...
Usually at three months tenderness should have resolved but sometimes in cases like yours this can be prolonged. It is usual for a lateral osteotomy to be performed at the same time as a dorsal hump reduction. It can take time for the tissues and the bone to completely settle after s...