Hello dear surgeons, I had a Rhinoplasty on 24 June (and earlobe reduction). The hard cast on my nose was NOT straight from the operation room. Two days post op, the surgeon down played it, saying the cast was like "a hat to protect, not to shape the nose"! Yesterday I had the cast removed, and I have now a living proof that the nose is not straight, looks like the fault is coming from the 2nd half downward. Or was that a fault in the actual surgery? all comments highly appreciated.
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Taping the nose after rhinoplasty is helpful for swelling but likely will not straighten your nose. Rhinoplasty for a crooked nose will make the nose straighter, but it may not be completely straight. You may cause more harm than good by taping your nose incorrectly. See your...
From your photos it looks like there is a depression of the middle third of your nose on your right side. This could reflect an injury to the upper lateral cartilage; that might have been the noise you heard when the nose was injured. It seems that this cartilage has been pushed in and...
Radix implants are usually composed of the patient’s own tissue, not a synthetic implant. We do not recommend Medpor implants in the nose due to frequency of infections and complications. They are very difficult to remove because of tissue ingrowth and extensive damage can be...
