My Nose Splint After my Operation Keeps Falling off What Can I Use to Stick It Back On??

This is one of the most common concerns that rhinoplasty patients have.  Swelling after rhinoplasty, especially in the nasal tip occur 100% of the time.   While you may feel that 5 weeks is a long time, consider if you were to slam your hand in a car door.  5 weeks later you would not be ma...

In many instances there is prolonged swelling just above the tip (supratip) area which creates the optical illusion of a downward pointing tip. AS the swelling dissipates, the nose appears to rotate or elevate upwards. This may take 6 months and sometimes even longer

Although the silicone implant would be easiest with the quickest recovery and least amount of surgery, it presents with the least long term reliability. In reality, you would likely need BOTH ear (for the bridge) and nasal (for the tip) cartilage grafts to achieve the results you seek.

Dear rhinoplasty patient from Canada, Five weeks after rhinoplasty, Chewing gum, laughing and normal facial activity will not influence the long term healing results. I do not see how it would be different from eating any other food since your surgery. Good luck and good healing

Dear Rhinoplasty Patient from Florida, Irradiated cadaver cartilage is an excellent choice for most revision rhinoplasty cases. Remember having cartilage harvested from your ears or ribs requires additional surgery and recovery. It seems your facial plastic surgeon has a good handle of the...

Dear rhinoplasty patient, The most frequent noticeable changes related to aging nose are in the tip area. Aging causes dropping of the tip down toward the floor and often inwards towards the face. This drooping of the tip causes a relative hump on the bridge but can also begin to cover up part...