Second surgery was an open septorhino, and the last month I have noticed a depression in the cartilaginous part of the nose past the keystone area. I still have a small dorsal bump, which I’m fine with as its a naturally occurring imperfection but after the bump transitions into a very noticeable depression, which gives an impression of false upturn/supra tip break. What is the best way to fix this depression in cartilage? Another open revision in which some form of cartilage is grafted?
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Very unusual to have the nose drop that much. I wonder what happened during surgery. The good news is that, in expert hands, elevating that tip and getting the profile line of the bridge in a better position is one of the more predictable changes to make in a rhinoplasty, even a revision. Yes,...
Hello, this is a relatively common situation that there can be dorsally regularities I'm all of which, can we do to a multitude of different scenarios. The main issue is that I do not think you will need an open approach. I believe this could be very easily accessed via endonasal approach and...
In my opinion, the Gore-Tex implant in your nose could be removed at any time. I will just mention that it can take 6-12 months for the swelling to go down on the nose after rhinoplasty, so it is likely that the appearance of your nose would still change over more time. But, if you are...
