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How much can the radix be lowered during revision rhinoplasty? (photos)

London9461Mar 16, 2014
I am looking into revision rhinoplasty as the primary surgery outcome was not what I was expecting. One of the things I noticed is that the radix is higher than it was prior to surgery. My nose does not have much of a 'dip' where the forehead ends and nose starts, it looks like my nose comes out of my forehead if that makes sense. Can further surgery correct this? And by how much? Is it possible to lower the radix as much as image A?

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