In my primary rhinoplasty the doctor shortened my nose, shaved my bridge and narrowed it. My nose looks curved even though I wanted a straight nose which I already had, only a few minor things needed to be fixed from an accident. Is is possible to rebuild the bridge and widen the bone that was narrowed and restore my dorsal hump (if possible)?
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Hello and thank you for your question. Based on your photographs, you may benefit from a nasal tip deprojection to shorten your entire tip complex. The hard graft in your tip could also be replaced with a soft fascial graft at the same time for a smoother contour. I recommend that you seek...
In some women, their faces can become very swollen during a pregnancy, and this can lead to a swollen nasal appearance, especially after rhinoplasty surgery. This should not however lead to any permanent problems like you are referring to. I hope this is helpful, and have fun. Sincerely, Dr. Joseph
Hi! First of all, remember that you are only 6mo from your surgery; you are still healing. There is definitely a possibility that what you feel as too much projection will come down bc the tip is the last place to lose all of that. That being said, I think your nose looks fine, and for that...
