You can see on the photo before and after. Doctor shaved cut out from the sides of the walls I think about 1mm on each side is missing, can this be rebuilt back? Or spread with spreader grafts or somehow fixed? I'm going crazy and loosing my hope that this can be ever fixed. I know the bridge can be augmented - from over resected scooped nose back to the hump. But what about the sides of the nose ? :-(
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October 10, 2014
Answer: Augmenting the lateral nasal walls of the nose
Your potential oral treatment poses no eminent threat to your
recovering nose. At this stage of your recovery, your nose should be stable
enough that your results will not be compromised even if you will be forced to
smile for a prolonged period of time as you described. I definitely...
Yes, it can be completely normal to feel bumps on the side of the nose, especially the upper portion of the nose. They can be more prominent in certain patients. Sometimes these come about because of previous trauma and/or surgery. Sometimes, this is simply the natural...
Thank you for your question!
It is understandable that you are
concerned. It can take up to 6 months for your problem to resolve.
With the pictures posted and the inability to perform a physical exam it is not
possible to provide you with a definitive medical answer.
My best...
