After an abscess in my nose when I was 7 years old I was left with no cartilage. This caused severe dip within my nose . I underwent surgery to try and reduce the problem, the plan was to take cartilage from my nose and place it in my nose reducing the dip. The process did work and has made my nose look slightly more normal, but you can see the outline of the cartilage within my nose making it obvious that I have had something placed in there. Is there anything else that can be done? Thanks Jake
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I'm sorry you're having problems after your rhinoplasty. Infection is the most common problem to occur with GoreTex implants, and rarely implant removal is necessary. I presume you had a failed trial of antibiotics, and your surgeon is removing your implant since the infection cannot be...
Really need to see photos in different views to answer your questions. There are many possibilities, but if you want to know what is best for you, need to see your photos
The photographs show a very wide nasal bones which are addressed through the rhinoplasty procedure. Any dorsal hump can be filed down, but the majority of improvement in the wide nasal bones are accomplished with a combination of medial and lateral osteotomies. Tip adjustments may also be...