I’ve had a few surgeries to fix major issues with my nose and the last over ten years ago resulted in an infection. I’m missing a sliver of cartilage in my tip that really bothers me. I haven’t touched my nose for over a decade and just live like this due to the fear of touching my nose again. What is the least invasive permanent thing I can do? I still have ear cartilage.
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Answer: Would you consider a permanent non-surgical nose job?
Go see an ENT doctor to try to figure out what is causing your problems. If it is just the septum, you can get a septoplasty without having it be a "2nd" rhinoplasty because those are two distinct procedures. However, there is the possibility that the rhinoplasty worsened some of your breathing,...
In order to permanently rotate a nasal tip appearance upward, it would require exposure of the nasal tip cartilages along with nasal tip reconstruction. In our experience, procedures like this may not be performed with local anesthetic. Thank you for your question. Sincerely, Dr Joseph
Hello and thank you for your question. I always recommend maintaining close follow up with your surgeon. This could still be due to swelling and you should have regular steroid injections. Alternatively, it may not improve. Either way, I recommend that you maintain close follow up with your...
