I had rhinoplasty, a chin implant and lipo 9 weeks ago and I've noticed my smile and mouth change a lot since the surgery. It now feels very forced and unnatural, and my lips cover my teeth much more than they did before. I've lost a lot of mobility in my lips and my smile is more narrow than before. I know this can be normal and my nose bridge and chin still feel stiff when I try to move them by frowning. But I'm 9 weeks post surgery and I feel like I look unnatural every time I talk and smile.
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Occasionally a permanent suture can extrude after surgery. Generally, it can be trimmed back but it would be best to be evaluated by your rhinoplasty surgeon. This should not be a problem or compromise your rhinoplasty result.
But there are better materials for such purpose as deep temporalis fascial, superficial temporalis fascia (the best and my primary option), and... if you mean about rib pericondrium I'd say it is a last resort donor for such kind of cover and camouflage material, however it might be indicated in...
In good hands it is safe and feasible achieving the transformation from your current look to the wished pic, never 100% but very close to it; essentially the differences, the goals and the techniques are:-you have a poorly defined tip, which is a bit too high and rounded, to make it better...
