I have a big hump on my nose bridge and I think that at least reducing it a bit might help my profile to look better...But there's no way for me or my family to afford a Rhinoplasty. (I'm 23 years old, female). When I touch it, the bone feels spiky in that area and you can kind of notice the spiky bone through the skin. It's almost as if the bone could pierce through my skin and come out. It really makes me feel self-conscious and I get depressed by it a lot. Maybe there's another alternatives.?
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Healing can take quite a while after rhinoplasty surgery. As you mentioned, it would be best to visit your surgeon to determine exactly what is going on. I would also suggest that if you have recently moved into a new environment, you may be experiencing difficulty breathing because of allergies...
Dear simply meThanks for the question. In general, I advice to my Rhinoplasty and Septoplasty patients to sleep in a position in which their head is elevated with two or three pillows to minimise the swelling and bruises and also it is easier for breathing and they should wait laying 7-10 days....
Through alarplasty incisions at the base of the ala the overall size of the nostrils are reduced. The bulbousness of the nasal tip is best treated with a combination of both cartilage removal and suturing of the tip cartilages to narrow, refine, and feminize the nasal tip. In...
