I wanted a longer and thinner nose but my doctor said that having a thin nose is bad in the long run. He said I would have problems down the road. That it would change drastically and not look good? Is this true? He says this is not told to most patience and its not right because they might be happy now but will not be later on and will not understand what happened to their nose. Can it be addressed later on?
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It may be that your prominent philtral ridges is emphasized by the size of your lips and retracted bottom portion of your columella. You may want to consider upper lip augmentation and advancement of your columella of your nose to make the appearance of your philtrum less prominent. I would...
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You may have misunderstood where the incision will be placed. A closed rhinoplasty involves incisions on the inside of the nostrils whereas an open rhinoplasty involves incisions inside the nostrils and on the collumella. In either case, the incisions heal well if performed properly....
The live donor cartilage is harvested from the 9th or 10th rib and inserted directly into the same patient. Irradiated rib cartilage comes from a cadaver bank after it has been thoroughly processed so as not to transmit any diseases.