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Rhinoplasty revision and scar. What can I do to improve this? (Photo)

September 4, 2023
Asked By:Helpful1435 in Muju, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea

1st rhinoplasty to reduce nose size (alarplasty & silicone). Silicone slanted, revision rhinoplasty (replaced silicone & ear cartilage for tiplasty). I want to remove silicone bridge and ear cartilage from my tip, & get revision alarplasty to improve scars and reduce size. Due to thick sebaceous skin, surgeons don’t recommend it and tell me that even with alarplasty, the scars will probably will be the same and the size of my nose will not reduce. What can I do???

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Answer: Alarplasty scars may be difficult to eliminate.

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