A doctor said he would like to give me an alar base reduction using sill incisions and an "alar cinch suture". I understand what sill incisions are, but what is this cinch suture? I thought sutures where things that were removed after a procedure not a procedure itself. Oh, and since many nasal surgeries tend to affect the look of the upper lip I'd like to also know if this suture will affect mine.
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Full healing of your fracture needs to happen before any attempts at corrective rhinoplasty. I would have you wait at least 6 months, and preferably one year. That way you are ensured that any new fracture done by the surgeon will not crack along the old fracture line.
For now, wait for all the...
Hi Selida,
You want a subtle rhinoplasty. It is possible in many cases to just rasp the lateral nasal bone prominence and shaving down any lateral cartilaginous wing to narrow your nose without breaking the nasal bones. In other cases, lateral osteotomies (incising the nasal bones) are all that...
If you want to do a quick temporary fix, I believe you would be a great candidate for a liquid nose job. Using safe reversible hyaluronic acid based fillers like Juvederm, a doctor can contour a nose to hide asymmetries or mask bumps when they are subtle and/or if the patient cannot undergo su...
