Retracted columella (totally gone) 10 months post op. Can this be fixed without another revision surgery? (photos)

Hello and thank you for your question. After rhinoplasty (nasal surgery), the nose can become REALLY swollen, and this swelling can take a LONG TIME to resolve (up to 1-2 years to fully resolve). Sometimes there are focal asymmetries and depressions which become visible over time. Like your...

Hello and thank you for your question. I am sorry to hear you are so unhappy after your prior surgery, I truly empathize with you, as no one should feel uncomfortable in their own skin. A revision (secondary) open septorhinoplasty can best address the entire nose, and is particularly effective...

It has been two months since your revision so hopefully that is just tip swelling and will go down in time. You may want to continue wearing the splint to compress it. It is possible that this is blood that clotted there and it now is a thick scar. You may need a revision of defatting of the...

To improve you will need cartilage grafts, possibly from a rib and possibly from your ears to reconstruct the areas that are collapsing. As unfortunate as this outcome is for you don't dismay. It can indeed be improved substantially.

If there is pus coming out of it then it needs to be debrided. There may be some retained foreign body or suture in this area. Best Wishes, Gary Horndeski, M.D.

If it has been 11 months then it is most likely not going to resolve spontaneously. You will probably need a revision. It appears your cartilage structure is deformed and you may need reconstruction with possible cartilage grafts. You need to contact the original surgeon. If he is not...