Please rate the below procedures in terms of complexity (highest 5 to Lowest 1) to perform during rhinoplasty. considering surgeons and observed that they seem to have significant experience in 3 or 4 of the below 5 items (but not all 5). Complexity assignment will help me evaluate which of my shortlisted surgeons have experience with the most complex of these changes. a) fixing a bulbous tip b) alar base reduction c) deprojecting nose d) nose bridge refinement e) nostril /flare reduction
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Nostril asymmetry before and after rhinoplasty: nostril asymmetry may exist both before and after rhinoplasty. If the nostrils are asymmetric before rhinoplasty an attempt is usually made to correct the asymmetry if it is significant. However there are only one or two ways the nostrils can be...
Hi Lauren! The area you're referring to that's pointy could be graft material or your native lower lateral cartilages. Over time, as your skin thins, it could become more noticeable. I would imagine the process would be slow, though. If bothersome, a minor nasal revision would be needed to...
Cartilage versus skin on the nasal tip: it is on the nasal tip where the relative thickness of the skin and strength of the Cartilage are relevant to the outcome. People with thick skin and thin, flimsy cartilage will have less benefit from rhinoplasty than people with thinner skin and firmer...