I had my deviated septum correction/ rhinoplasty last auguest. I had such a severe deviated septum I had to see a specialist. My septum healed Crooked overtime (which we figured it would due to my extremely twisted septum) and now I have an awful shadow on the bridge of my nose about 7 months healed it appeared it looks like I have a sunglasses tan. What should I tell my surgeon? What are ways to correct the shadow? Fillers ?
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Based on the photo you submitted, I think you have what is called cephalically oriented lower lateral cartilages. This is an anatomic thing where the cartilages that make up the tip point upward toward the inner corner of the eye vs outward along the nostril rim. This causes the...
Hi and thanks for your question. The nasal tip can be more defined during rhinoplasty. I don't usually recommend any brow modification procedure as they seldom narrow the space between one's eyes as you state. However, adequate narrowing in this area can often be achieved by nasal osteotomies...
Cartilage grafts can be done in order to improve the narrowness of the nostrils and allow the nostrils to appear and be more open. The cartilage grafts can be taken from your septum, if you have enough, or may need to come from other sources like the rib. However, because your alar reduction was...