I had a rhinoplasty a year ago for deviated septum where nose was broken and realigned and my nose still looks extremely swollen and longer like an elephant. The bridge is higher between the eyes and I can't even smile anymore at all because upper teeth don't show. I have generally thick skin and it feels as if the nose does not adhere to the bone as it did prior. I am very worried and looking into revision. How much smaller can a revision make a nose?
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October 22, 2013
Answer: How Much Smaller Can a Revision Rhinoplasty Make a Nose?
Wearing your retainer will not have a negative impact on your healing or your surgery. I would recommend following up with your surgeon regarding any specific post-operative guidelines. I hope this helps, and best of luck with the remainder of your recovery.
The limiting factors in lengthening a nose in revision rhinoplasty are the amount of cartilage available and the pliability and stretching ability of the skin envelope. If a rib graft is used there should be abundant cartilage. The condition of the skin envelope (sot and pliable or firm and...
Soft tissue fillers can be used in certain situations to correct deformities of the nose. One of the more common uses is to fill depressions of the nose especially after surgery. However, asymmetries of the alae and alar base are difficult to improve using fillers. It is possible to add small...
