I recently had a rhinoplasty and overall healing has been well except for one nostril looks like it being separated? It has 3 holes close to where the original scar was, I’m unsure what’s happening and if I should seek scar revision ? I’m 6 months out and I would like some direction and explanation of what’s going on. Please help ! Thank you !
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I have to say that you have an impressive narrowing of your tip and bridge, one week after your Kenalog injection. The good news is that you're clearly persistently swollen, even though you're one year postoperative. We may utilize Kenalog for supratip swelling because the skin is thick there....
It looks like the very base of your nasal septum is deviated to the left side causing the visible bulge that you were referring to. In general, septoplasty surgeries should be performed with general anesthetic, in our opinion, since the nasal airway can bleed and it is safer to protect the lower...
I'm not sure that the procedure that you're requesting is possible, and it's not easy to reconstruct somebody's nose with such millimeter precision that you are looking to achieve. I hope this helps. Sincerely, Dr. Joseph