Vey unhappy with the rhinoplasty I had 9mo ago to fix my deviated septum. Not only do I continue having breathing issues, but I was left with unpleasant esthetic results. My R nostril has a dent that makes my nose look completely disproportionate. Is there away to fix this without having to have major surgery again? What's my best course of action? I've complained to him and he keeps asking me to wait a few months to see swelling go down and results improve. Am I being taken for a fool?
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June 18, 2021
Answer: Is revision rhinoplasty the right choice for you?
Also known as a ‘polybeak’ deformity.... poor tip support often leads to supratip fullness (erroneously thought to be due to excess tissue) and poor tip projection
This is remedied by tip support usually in the form of septal extension grafting.. foregoing osteotomies is irrelevant, but you...
Thank you for your question and I am sorry you did not see a satisfactory result from your initial procedure. While it will take a full year for the final result of your surgery to become apparent, it does appear you have some overprojection in your tip. This can be corrected with revision...
It is hard to say why your nose remains crooked. Usually it's a persistent deviated septum, asymmetry of the upper lateral cartilages with a collapse on one side and/or a fullness or angulation on the other or skin or subcutaneous fat on the underside of the nasal skin which is unnoticed when...
