My nose was wide and I had an alar base reduction in topical anasthesia. My nose is really, really swollen and huge and Im wondering how come? The doctor didn't broke any bones and so on so why is it that swollen?
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July 1, 2017
Answer: Postoperative recovery after septorhinoplasty / nose surgery
Hello,A closed rhinoplasty will be able to address the tip plasty the best. I don't believe you need an alarplasty. I would rotate the nose upwards and prevent the excess pulldown when smiling. We utilize multiple maneuvers to carefully rotate the tip of the nose to lift it to an elegant heig...
My perspective on your issue is unique because I perform both cosmetic rhinoplasty and complex nasal reconstruction after skin cancer removal. I usually use lateral crural strut grafts to address alar position issues. As noted you can use soft tissue techniques, such as V-Y to widen you alar...
Hello and thank you for your question. Based on your
photograph, you may benefit from a tip refining rhinoplasty. Your surgeon can
accomplish this by trimming, suturing, and reshaping the cartilage in your
lower nose. You may also benefit from an alar base reduction, but it would not appear as...
