Hello, I have heard some doctors comment that spreader grafts can make the upper part of the nose too wide or bulky. However, I have seen some before and after pictures where spreader grafts have been used and they that really looks undetectable and the upper part of the nose simply looks smoother. Could the situations where the nose either looks bulky or the graft looks visible just be due to lack of skill on the surgeons' part? How do techniques differ in forming and placing the grafts?
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Before having a revision rhinoplasty, make sure there is nothing else about your nose that concerns you, and that swelling is completely resolved. A spanning suture may help but usually will not bring a dramatic change by itself.
There are a number of techniques that we can use to widen nasal bones. By "out-fracturing" the bones they can be made wider. They can be held out by what are called spreader grafts. These same grafts can also support the airway. Of course this is just one technique. The specific technique you...
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