Hello all. I recently had my 2nd reversion rhinoplasty a week ago. I had a rib cartilage graft used to correct a nasal valve collapse. I was wondering when I could smoke marijuana again without compromising the results of the surgery and causing any short or long term damage to both the functional and aesthetic aspects of my nose? Also, would edibles be okay or is that the same as smoking? Thank you.
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Answer: Smoking marijuana after revision rhinoplasty
Thank you for your question and photos. It is difficult to say without seeing you in person to Examine the nose and get an idea of your goals and concerns. We do a lot of revision rhinoplasties and they are never 'easy' but a conservative and careful approach can give you a good result. Best wishes
In answer to your first question, it's generally quite safe and not uncommon to remove an annoying columellar strut graft under local anesthesia. As for the possibility or difficulty of removal it depends on factors such as degree of prior scarring from surgery (varies hugely) and how the strut...
Unfortunately, when spreader grafts are placed, they will make the nose wider. In m any cases that is a good thing, but for some, they feel it is too wide. The width is often about 1-2 mm for each graft. Shaving them down is hard because they are pretty narrow to begin with. They are often ...
