In my primary the doctor added a columellar strut graft in my tip without discussing with me, it's incredibly annoying and my tip didn't need lifting. Now my tip is overprojected and too lifted. What would happen if I remove the columellar strut in a revision? Can it be removed?
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Hello and thank you for your question. Based on your photograph, your tip does appear overrotated and over-projected. This is not likely to drop if a septal extension graft was used during your surgery. If you want to undergo a Revision, you could have extended spreader grafts placed to...
Are you sure that's cartilage? It looks a lot like medpor to me?
You need to have a long chat to your surgeon, and find out exactly what was put where in your nose, generally if substantial pieces of structural graft are lost, you can expect both functional and cosmetic problems.
Hello and thank you for your question. The answer to this really depends on your nasal anatomy. Most likely the posterior septum can be fully removed if there is any obstruction and spreader grafts placed, and the caudal septum reconstructed. This could help improve your breathing. I recommend...
