I had a closed rhinoplasty July 19th (2016) to get a hump removed. My friend accidentally "shouldered" me in the nose. (I can't remember which side of my nose she hit, or if she even hit a certain side) I felt pain but it only lasted about a minute. No bleeding. days later I noticed that the right side of my nose indents more than left side. is my left side just more swollen than my right? She didn't PUNCH me, just hit me with her shoulder. Could that have done enough damage to move the bones?!
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The bridge of skin between the nostrils at the base of the nose is the columella. It can be elevated/reduced from a hanging position through either an open or closed rhinoplasty approach. The latter is used when columellar reduction is needed with few other modifications to the nose. Be careful ...
Hi. That is a great question. All three specialists listed above: Plastics, Facial Plastics, & ENT are all technically trained, qualified and Board Certified to perform rhinoplasty, septoplasty & turbinate reductions. Who is best comes down to where they trained, how good their "h...
Thanks for your inquiry. A
septoplasty with turbinate reduction can be done without opioid
medication. There are other medications
that we can give to make you comfortable after the procedure. I would not recommend NSAIDS because they can
lead to bleeding, but there are definitely other me...
