Hi I am 9MPO I still seem to get a lot of swelling in my nose ( I have thick skin). Do you think I could be developing a poly beak deformity and if so is there anything I can do to stop this happening.
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June 22, 2021
Answer: Thick skin
Santdeep Paun, MBBS, FRCSFacial Plastic Surgeon, Specialist Registered in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Hi, thank you for the question! Here is what I think: the tip cartilage is what causes to a droopy nose look. Hence, reshaping the tip cartilage is going to give you a better proportion. Also, some changes in the bridge would help you have a more proportional profile. Hope this helps, best regards!
Hi girl12345678,
Based from the photo of your desired result, and your description, a combination of tipplasty and alarplasty may be needed. In general, increasing the height of the tip of the nose results in narrowing down of the alars. If this is not enough, then an alarplasty can be done as...
Thank you for your question.
In traditional Rhinoplasty, surgical instruments known as rasps and osteotomies (hammer and chisel) are used to reshape the nasal bones by removing the hump and/or narrowing the nasal bone width. These tools are relatively imprecise and their use can lead to contour...
