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Revision osteotomy bone - can the procedure be reversed?

Inventive204742Nov 21, 2025
I had a rhinoplasty where they did Bilateral paramedian, medial-oblique, and lateral osteotomy. With piezo device , i want to reverse whatever was done with no cartilage grafts in any way and no spreader grafts exactly like how it was before with bone , the height of the beidge was reduced about 4 mm , can we rely on natural healing after breaking the bone to fill the gap , or use a scaffold or bone graft to get the exact shape back ? , my next important question is is there an interanl 3d printed biodegradable or material that we can put for support internally under the bone to eupport the area that will allow breathing and allow us to make the the outcome more predictable till bone fusses in place

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In the photos, you seem to have tape on your nose. Depending on exactly how the surgery was done, it's extremely common for the tip to drop in the weeks and months after surgery. Also, even if the tip stays too high, it's important to wait about a year after one operation before attempting...

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The key is to make your nose smaller while maintaining support of your nose. This can be done. Your nose doesn't look so large to me. Depending upon how small you want it, it should be possible.

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Richard G. Reish, MD, FACS

Hello and thank you for your question. Based on your photographs, you may benefit from a tip refining revision rhinoplasty. A surgeon can accomplish this by trimming, suturing, and reshaping the cartilage in your lower nose. Fascial grafts may also be used to help improve tip refinement....

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