Does skin graft look like a scab?

Hi there and thanks for the question, a common one I find which needs an explanation.The short answer to your question is no. You will be disappointed with the result. The attractive nose is a question of balance, and from the photos you have provided the entire nose will need to be balanced to ...

Dear Loresmithsaline rinses with a netipot or sinus irrigator can help keep your nose clean after surgery a few times a daythe turbinates may have crusting that you rinse off using the rinses in the shower can help keep it less messybe careful placing it in your nostril and avoid pressing ...

This process and the meds taken for it can affect healing. I would speak with your rheumatologist to see whether he/she thinks your severity as well as the meds you may be on for it are significant enough to affect healing. The issue is that a complication for a purely elective surgery...

I educate my patients that swelling is inevitable up front and that it takes 3 months for 85% to leave. The last 15% takes a full year to leave. Everyone's time table is different and other factors including number of grafts, skin thickness, and degree of change in the nose all affect...

The difference in the bump and the crookedness has to do with the shape of the nasal bones and the degree and location of the bend of your nose. This is fairly common. This can be corrected with a rhinoplasty where the bump can be removed, the nose straightened and other modifications made if...

The only thing that can make a hump larger is a nasal injury that causes bony callous and new bone to form on the bridge. Supplements fortunately won't affect the shape. Hope that helps!