I had rhinoplasty about 7 years ago. I had noticed a small hump years after but it wasn't bad enough for me to want to go back in. A few weeks ago I noticed pressure pain in my nose that lasted for about 3 weeks. I noticed in my picture that it looks horrible. What could be wrong with my nose? I went to an ENT and he said nothing was wrong inside my nose. The dr. who did my surgery is now deceased. I have had no trauma to my nose and the pain still comes and goes.
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Answer: Pain and Swelling Years After Rhinoplasty...Possible Retention Cyst
Where you are feeling on your nose is where the part of the lower alar cartilages splay apart, known as the medial footplates. Immediately behind those footplates is the end of the nasal septum. Part of many rhinoplasty procedures is the removal of a piece of the end of the nasal septum. This...
The supratip break is a 1 or 2 mm deep concave area just above the tip of the nose that is mostly visible on a side view. In the absence of this break we say there is a supratip deformity. The reason for trying to place it there is to make the result of surgery more natural in appearance so the...
Unfortunately these scams prey on the patient who is afraid of surgery and is willing to try anything else. There are many patients out there that would fit this mold and it's easy to believe what you want to believe. Unfortunately, this is nothing more than a gimmick, waste of time and money....
