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What is this on my nostril rim? (Photo)

AnnieS5377Dec 13, 2024
I had a rhinoplasty and septoplasty done in April of 2022. I had a complication resulting in some facial trauma and an emergency surgery 6 days later. I ended up with a decent result that I'm ok with but I do have one noticeable defect- it's this white raised area of my nostril rims. One side is worse and looks like I have a drippy nose, making me self conscious. My surgeon said maybe it's protruding cartilage but didn't seem sure. What caused this and is there treatment?

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Many patients benefit from microdroplet Silikon-1000 injections to camouflage visible pieces of native cartilage or grafted cartilage after previous rhinoplasty surgery. Examination would be necessary to determine somebody's candidacy. I hope this helps. Sincerely, Dr Joseph

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In all likelihood, this bump is cartilage, not scar tissue, since you had surgery for years ago. Depending on your examination, microdroplet Silikon-1000 injections maybe used to camouflage this cartilaginous irregularity. An examination would be necessary to determine your candidacy. Thank you...

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