hi I'm 22 and getting a revision rhinoplasty, I'm thinking of asking my doctor to put a slight curve in my nose, I was wondering how curved noses age compared to straight noses? I understand that as people age the tip of the nose drops, does this look very weird in curved noses? In straight nose I know that when the tip drops it doesn't look too bad, I was wondering how it would look in curved noses? Am I just better off sticking to a straight nose rather than a curved nose? thank you in advance
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Answer: The final contour of the nose should please the patient not the surgeon.
I have read all the expert responses and I will interpret them a bit differently. I believe you need a revision of the columella incision. Either the closure was NOT "lined" up properly, or a dehiscence has occurred, or as Dr Prendiville stated the caudal edge is out of line causing the...
Some residual hump of the dorsum after rhinoplasty is unusual , but not unheard of. This is usually for one of two reasons: 1) a little more needed to be taken, or, 2) some periosteum ( lining of the bone) is making a little more bone and growing a new hump. Tis can easily be fixed...
Trauma to the nose can potentially cause a dorsal hump to develop, and this can depend on the severity of the trauma. The appearance of a dorsal hump can be improved with rhinoplasty surgery. I hope this helps, and I wish you the best of luck.