I had a closed rhinoplasty 12 years ago to correct a deviated septum from a blow to the face and a dorsal hump from a nose break in my teen years. As soon as the splint came off, a prominent bump was noticeable on the right side of my nose bridge and a divit. The bump has become more prominent with time and is creating more asymmetry as it appears to be shifting to one side. Could a simple rasping fix the problem or is this going to need a total re-do?
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November 27, 2018
Answer: Can a rasping correct growing callus and asymmetry 12 years post rhinoplasty?
You can achieve improved definition and reduction of the bulbous tip to a degree with either an endonasal or external rhinoplasty approach, but thick skin will be a somewhat limiting factor, and postoperative edema may take 1 year or more to resolve before full appreciation is apparent. Consult...
Firstly, fat is always "nano", I never saw an adypocite large enough to be considered even medium or big; what a ridiculous term, it is a pleonasm (all the fat is nano, all the tyres are round, all the squares are rectangular).Secondly, fat injections, and in general injections of any kind, s...
I think you have answered your own question in the first paragraph of your remarks. By your admission, it took about 18 months for swelling to subside after your first rhinoplasty, Typically, for a second rhinoplasty-I advise patients that you may want to add 6 months to the healing time for e...
