About 8 months ago, I went in for a rhinoplasty, and eventually a pollybeak deformity revealed itself. My surgeon denies that exact term, but recognizes that I dislike the prevalent hump that remains on the supratip of my nose.
He is willing to fix it, but I need advice on the right way of going about the revision. Please read the review I submitted here, and take a look at the pictures as well. I would greatly appreciate any input I can gain: Rhinoplasty - Treatment Review
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Yours is a good question, as often my patients present me with what seems to be an impossible request: “I want to look better but I don’t want to look different!” With a conservative approach to rhinoplasty and a keen eye toward subtle, natural beauty, rhinoplasty surgery can be perform...
Most rhinoplasty surgeons will put an external splint made of aluminum, plaster, plastic, etc on the exterior of the nose after a nasal fracture or after the nose has been surgically broken. The purpose of this splint is to protect the nose and hold the nasal bones in position as they heal.
It...
We may be simply dealing with semantics, so let me clarify the terms we're using. An implant usually refers to synthetic material such as silicone. A graft is made from your own tissue. To increase tip projection, most surgeons would use a graft for the tip-plasty. Although you've provided only...