I got my the bridge of my nose raised with nasal implant and my tip got worked on to make it more projected. I don't like the bridge and would like it removed. Whenever I smile, my nostrils flare. And the tip looks like it's shifted downwards whenever I smile. My one profile is different from the other. I just got it done 1 month and two weeks ago. Should I wait longer? Will my nostrils change and tip go up? Should I get an alarplasty rather than get it removed?
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You are too early in the healing process to think about a revision. In general the swelling continues for up to a year after a primary rhinoplasty. There are very few exceptions to the general principle to wait for a revision surgery. I would give it at least three months and then you can speak...
There are many ways to widen a nasal tip that is too narrow. The specific technique used will depend on the patient's unique anatomy, and in revision rhinoplasty, what has been done to the tip in the past. One of my personal favorite ways to widen a tip involves placing a "subdomal graft" using...
See the "Web reference" link, just below my response. I made a couple of computer morphs of your nose, and a animations of the morphs, to show the changes that are possible for your nose in truly expert hands.Mostly, I elevated the drooping tip of your nose. The shape of the tip cartilages m...