Should I correct an inverted V deformity or just the tip, that really bothers me, in a revision rhinoplasty? (photo)

October 17, 2017
Asked By:TinkerTinkerBell in Philadelphia, NY

I had an open rhino a year ago with osteotomies to remove a bump and tip work, to turn it up. I am not happy with the results, mainly because the tip is still droopy, but I also have an inverted V (which doesn't really bother me). I've seen two surgeons for a secondary rhino: one of them told me I should work on the V, with spreader grafts and use cartilage from my ear for a strut. (short septum). The other, very experienced, said I could do simple tip work, with septum cartilage. What to do?

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October 19, 2017

Answer: Ugh. Spreaders often make the nose look wider. And that tip really needs to come up. See the morph I made from your photos.

Steven M. Denenberg, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
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October 19, 2017

Answer: Ugh. Spreaders often make the nose look wider. And that tip really needs to come up. See the morph I made from your photos.

Steven M. Denenberg, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
October 18, 2017

Answer: Fix it properly - Should I correct an inverted V deformity or just the tip, that really bothers me, in a revision rhinoplasty?

Manish H. Shah, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
October 18, 2017

Answer: Fix it properly - Should I correct an inverted V deformity or just the tip, that really bothers me, in a revision rhinoplasty?

Manish H. Shah, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
October 18, 2017

Answer: Revision Rhinoplasty

October 18, 2017

Answer: Revision Rhinoplasty

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October 18, 2017

Answer: Complete vs. complicated

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