How Do I Ask My Surgeon For A Primary Rhinoplasty Operative Report?

Being only 6 weeks out of surgery it is very possible that your symptoms are caused by swelling which still exists inside the nose.  The constricted feeling is also secondary to healing taking place.  I suggest you follow up with your surgeon at regular intervals so he or she may...

Brooke, Sorry to hear about that trouble you're having!  However, I doubt it's early scar contracture.  Likely you have a malpositioned cartilage or some thinning of the skin.  5 months after rhinoplasty is not necessarily too early for a revision - it really depends upon what...

Although complications can occur even in the hands of excellent surgeons, rhinoplasty results do depend on the skill and experience of the surgeon. Undetectable spreader grafts can be placed in thin skinned individuals; sometimes fascia is placed over the grafts if necessary.   

Before having a revision rhinoplasty, make sure there is nothing else about your nose that concerns you, and that swelling is completely resolved. A spanning suture may help but usually will not bring a dramatic change by itself.

There are a number of techniques that we can use to widen nasal bones. By "out-fracturing" the bones they can be made wider. They can be held out by what are called spreader grafts. These same grafts can also support the airway. Of course this is just one technique. The specific technique you...

When removing a nasal hump, it may be necessary to perform osteotomies (fracturing of the nasal bones). An open roof deformity can occur if a nasal hump is reduced and osteotomies are not performed, or not performed properly.  During a nasal hump reduction, the tops of the nasal bones are...