I had my surgery over a month ago. I am really bothered by how high my nose sits from my face. the tip of my nose is too high. I am so self conscious. This is affecting my family life and my work. My doctor told me that it may come down a little. He made the tip higher thinking I may like it. I can't stand my nose. I am in deep depression. I just want to take the cartilage graft out of the tip of my nose. I don't want to wait another year. How soon can i have these cartilage removed?
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You do not elaborate on why your situation is dire. You also did not include photos or a history describing your situation. I am a big fan of using rib grafts when structure is missing from trauma or a prior rhinoplasty and there is not enough septal cartilage to use.I find the strong straight...
Tip grafts must be suited to the skin type and to the effect that the patient wants. Single, solid grafts are used often and can make the tip look too pointed and "hard." Sometime tip grafts are too long.
These grafts can be revised by removing them and re-using...
If you have can L-shaped silicone nasalnimplant, they create redness and can even erode through the skin. For those reasons, they have been replaced with straight silicone nasal implants. It's the L section that creates pressure on the skin. When patients come to me with that implant, I trim...