I am currently 10 months post-rhinoplasty, and I have quite thick skin. In the first few months, the side of my nose shifted to the left, and I believe the tip also deviated in that direction. During a follow-up appointment, the pictures taken showed that the nose tip looked crooked. Since then, I have been taping it to the right. I will attach some pictures for reference. What could be causing this issue, and how can it be fixed? Does my nose look better on the recent pictures?
October 30, 2024
Answer: Dr Paweł Szychta After rhinoplasty, a deviation of the nose can occur due to factors like cartilage or bone shifting during healing, scar tissue formation (more common with thick skin), swelling, or uneven healing processes. Taping may offer temporary support, but it's essential to consult your surgeon for a proper assessment. They can identify the exact cause and recommend solutions, which might include non-surgical options like steroid injections or, if necessary, a revision surgery. Comparing recent pictures can help track changes, but a professional evaluation is the best way to determine improvements.
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October 30, 2024
Answer: Dr Paweł Szychta After rhinoplasty, a deviation of the nose can occur due to factors like cartilage or bone shifting during healing, scar tissue formation (more common with thick skin), swelling, or uneven healing processes. Taping may offer temporary support, but it's essential to consult your surgeon for a proper assessment. They can identify the exact cause and recommend solutions, which might include non-surgical options like steroid injections or, if necessary, a revision surgery. Comparing recent pictures can help track changes, but a professional evaluation is the best way to determine improvements.
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November 1, 2024
Answer: Rhinoplasty outcome It’s difficult to assess your outcome or your concerns from the pictures included. To start with it’s very important that when you refer to one side or the other, it is always in reference to your left side not the left side on the picture. ToIt’s difficult to assess your outcome or your concerns from the pictures included. To start with its very important that when you refer to one side or the other, it is always in reference to your left side not the left side on the picture. To make quality assessment we need a complete set of proper before and after pictures. If you don’t have a complete set of proper before, and after pictures, then ask your surgeon to forward the pictures they took. The appearance of the nose is highly dependent on the surrounding structures of the face. All people have facial asymmetry. Personally, I don’t see all that much of an issue with your deviating from the pictures you’ve included. All people have facial asymmetry. The human brain is accustomed to seeing Facial asymmetry as being normal because everybody has it. Follow up with your provider or schedule in person second opinion consultations with other plastic surgeons if needed. I usually don’t rely on virtual consultations. Best, Mats Hagstrom MD
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November 1, 2024
Answer: Rhinoplasty outcome It’s difficult to assess your outcome or your concerns from the pictures included. To start with it’s very important that when you refer to one side or the other, it is always in reference to your left side not the left side on the picture. ToIt’s difficult to assess your outcome or your concerns from the pictures included. To start with its very important that when you refer to one side or the other, it is always in reference to your left side not the left side on the picture. To make quality assessment we need a complete set of proper before and after pictures. If you don’t have a complete set of proper before, and after pictures, then ask your surgeon to forward the pictures they took. The appearance of the nose is highly dependent on the surrounding structures of the face. All people have facial asymmetry. Personally, I don’t see all that much of an issue with your deviating from the pictures you’ve included. All people have facial asymmetry. The human brain is accustomed to seeing Facial asymmetry as being normal because everybody has it. Follow up with your provider or schedule in person second opinion consultations with other plastic surgeons if needed. I usually don’t rely on virtual consultations. Best, Mats Hagstrom MD
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