Hello I’m looking into getting my dorsal hump back. My face isn’t the same without it. I was just curious how they add the hump back? What are some concerns with adding a hump back? Are there specific doctors that could help me achieve this? Have any of you added a dorsal hump back to a nose?
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February 27, 2020
Answer: Reversing a rhinoplasty dorsal hump reduction
In general grafts can be removed, modified or trimmed. It would be important to evaluate you in person to see the area of concern. Sometimes a surgical simulation tool using Vectra technology can facilitate communication.
A graft is either held in place by dissolvable sutures or by forming a precise pocket. During the healing process it can occasionally shift slightly but this is infrequent. However it is one reason to prefer underlay grafts to onlay grafts. An underlay gray will never show. Sometim...
This is a difficult problem. The cartilage inside the nose is asymmetric and retracting on the left side. The best way to attempt a correction would be with surgery. Either a cartilage graft or composite graft internally can be contoured to improve the defect with a permanent result. Be sure to...