I had a revision rhinoplasty in 2022. During the surgery I had my deviated septum fixed as well. Since the surgery my nose has healed asymmetrical. There appears to be a scar tissue bump right under my skin on my left nostril. There is no problems with my breathing and there is no bump inside my nose. My Surgeron is almost 4 hours away. Is there a local doctor I can see? Maybe a dermatologist? What kind of scar is this? Is there a shot I can take to break down this build up or scar tissues? Thx
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Some people who have thin nasal skin and relatively firm underlying cartilage experience what is called the shrink wrap phenomenon. That is when the skin shrinks down onto the underlying nasal skeleton after several years, causing irregularities to become visible. In general, many of these...
Based on your photographs, you appear to have relatively thin nasal skin, and this may lead to irregularities after any rhinoplastic surgery. I can see at the base view of your nose, that your nasal tip appears to point to the left side, and this is associated with nostril asymmetry. I do...
We can see that your nasal tip appears to point to the left side, since you have asymmetrical nostrils. That may indeed be due to a deviated nasal septum. Consultation with an examination and computer Imaging may be helpful for establishing goals. Thank you for this question! Sincerely, Dr Joseph
