Hi, I’m 36 years old. I had a Rhinoplasty 2 years ago exactly. I’m Hispanic with oily, thick skin. When I had my procedure my doctor said out of hundreds of cases he’s done I was by far the most swollen one. I had lots of swelling. I had no complications, no pain, just lots of swelling. Currently I’m not 100% happy with my nose because I still feel I have swelling not just on the tip but also the bridge. I also feel like I still have a small hump. Would I benefit from an injection?
4 photos
Answers (4)
From board-certified doctors and trusted medical professionals
Hi and welcome to our forum!
Without photos, I cannot visualize your specific concern.
In general, a minimal degree of nasal lengthening can be accomplished local tissue rearrangement, but more significant lengthening requires the use of a cartilage graft, a bone graft, or with insertion of...
Can a short nose be lengthened? lengthening a short nose is one of the more limited procedures in Rhinoplasty. a short nose can be lengthened by the addition of a an extension graft to the septum which could also slightly slightly increase the show of a recruded columella.. The amount of benefit...
Hi and welcome to our forum!
The oblique view of the lower half of your nose appears to demonstrate a shadow cast at the middle 1/3. As I don't have a frontal view of the entire nose or the benefit of an internal nasal examination, I can't determine the nature of septal involvement as the...