I feel like my nose is too big for my face. Also, my face has a really weird shape. It is very wide at the bottom and the tip of my nose is very wide. I find it really unattractive and I feel really bad and sad about it. What can I do about it? I am only 15 years old.
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To answer your question, yes, a spreader graft can be used to raise the upper lateral cartilage, and that is its primary function. If the upper lateral cartilage collapses after primary rhinoplasty, the spreader graft will raise it back up to the proper position. It doesn't necessarily have to...
It would be best to wait until you are about 18 to consider
rhinoplasty to ensure you are fully grown. Rhinoplasty and alar reduction
surgery can help change the shape of your nostrils.
Hello,Rib grafts used the nose can be bone, cartilage or both. A properly placed and secured rib graft will adhere firmly to the underlyng nasal bones and can be easily secured to the nasal cartilages with sutures. The graft is living tissue that will be nourished by the nose's blood supply. It...