This year I'm planning to get an open rhinoplasty/reshaping. I'd also like to get microneedling with PRP for wrinkles under my eyes and have been recommended 3 treatments 6 weeks apart then a final treatment 6 months later. When should I fit this in with my nose surgery? Should I start the needling before it, after? When do you think would be best for the results?
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Lateral rasping is non-state-of-the-art and needless to say is a reckles, banned, unacceptable and disastrous maneuver; nasal bones are not thick blocks of marble, they are very suble paper-thick frames of bone which have to be very gently handled avoiding hollow depressions or random fractures...
All Rhinoplasty surgeons will tell you that you cannot judge the results for 12months due to swelling and changes that occur over time. You need to meet your surgeon to discuss your feelings.
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