Hi It's been 7-8 monts since my rhinoplasty. My nose still looks bent/crooked to one side, although it is better than it was post surgery. My surgeon says its difficult to make it better in terms of make it more straight, so he won't consider a revision surgery. What are your thoughts? I think it could look more straight than it is and I would happily do a revision surgery.
January 27, 2024
Answer: Facial asymmetry The human face is a symmetrical on all people. We never make a rhinoplasty assessment without context of the rest of the face. To make an assessment of a plastic surgery procedure we generally need to see a complete set of proper before and after pictures. If you don’t have before, and after Tristan, ask your surgeon to forward the pictures they took. It’s also important to understand exactly what was done during your procedure. Rhinoplasty is not an operation but a general term for any procedure that changes the shape of the nose. Straightening, the nose typically requires fracturing the nasal bones and resetting the nose in a different position. It would also be important to know if you’ve had previous nasal injuries or nasal fractures. If you have not had previous nasal fractures, then a septoplasty would probably be required as well. Your question is a bit simplistic and you haven’t provided sufficient information for us to make equality assessment. If you want a second opinion, then you should schedule a second opinion consultation with a plastic surgeon as an in person consultation. For second opinion consultations patient should come prepared with them a complete set of property before and after pictures and a copy of your previous operative report. These are all available from your current provider if you request them. Best, Matt Hagstrom, MD.
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January 27, 2024
Answer: Facial asymmetry The human face is a symmetrical on all people. We never make a rhinoplasty assessment without context of the rest of the face. To make an assessment of a plastic surgery procedure we generally need to see a complete set of proper before and after pictures. If you don’t have before, and after Tristan, ask your surgeon to forward the pictures they took. It’s also important to understand exactly what was done during your procedure. Rhinoplasty is not an operation but a general term for any procedure that changes the shape of the nose. Straightening, the nose typically requires fracturing the nasal bones and resetting the nose in a different position. It would also be important to know if you’ve had previous nasal injuries or nasal fractures. If you have not had previous nasal fractures, then a septoplasty would probably be required as well. Your question is a bit simplistic and you haven’t provided sufficient information for us to make equality assessment. If you want a second opinion, then you should schedule a second opinion consultation with a plastic surgeon as an in person consultation. For second opinion consultations patient should come prepared with them a complete set of property before and after pictures and a copy of your previous operative report. These are all available from your current provider if you request them. Best, Matt Hagstrom, MD.
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