Help, I just had rhinoplasty 5 months ago to remove my bump which I was super insecure about and I feel as tho my new nose doesn't suit my face my nostrils are too weird and narrow and tip is bigger. . I'm regretting now because I missed how I look from the front. What should I do. Here's my before and after
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A columellar strut is a thin piece of cartilage placed between the tip cartilages, running up and down in the columella (between the nostrils). I don’t use this graft as frequently anymore as there are more predictable and long-term ways to support the tip of the nose after rhinoplasty. I us...
Itys important to figure out what is causing the polybeak, is it excess cartilage, or thick-skin? Each one of these issues are treated differently. If there's excess cartilage present, then revision rhinoplasty can accomplish improvement in that area. The hanging columella is addressed wit...
Although there are always exceptions, chronically infected foreign bodies in ‘contaminated’ environments like the nose are best managed by initial removal/debridement, appropriate antibiotics and then a ‘holiday’ period before definitive reconstruction.... even though the goretex is to be replac...