Can I remove the rib graft used from my first rhinoplasty in a revision? (Photo)

The short answer is yes. Revision surgery is typically performed once all healing is come to completion. In rhinoplasty surgery that usually takes a full year. Cartilage graphs tend to reabsorb in part and you may see some reduction of projection overtime. Surgery would involve removing the...

Is the photo before any surgery or after a rhinoplasty? Turning down the nasal tip(derotating the tip) does require a full understanding of nasal anatomy as well as cartilage graft material--septum or ear in order to make the nose architecturally stable over the long term. With experience it...

Once your nostrils have been reduced it is impossible to reconstruct them without visible scarring. At this point your nostrils do not look bad overall. The risk of a revision includes nostrils looking worst than before. It is safer to leave it alone. Regards Dr. J

Hello! Thank you for your question. As far as I can see from your photos you have still hanging columella, droopy tip and a little sorsal hump. The injections will not be solve your problem permanently. This is a surgery defect and can be fixed with only revision surgery. It would be more...

From the photographs presented, it does appear from the frontal profile that you had a nice conservative improvement to your nose that looks very natural. Revision rhinoplasty is more difficult than a primary rhinoplasty, so it's important to have realistic expectations. You should be able to...

It would be very unusual to develop a saddle nose after rhinoplasty if "all that was done" was the placement of rib cartilage on the dorsum. The most common cause of a saddle nose is deficiency in the underneath structures of the nose- usually from overly aggressive septoplasty, an underlying...