I had open Rhinoplasty 3 months ago. I think I have supra alar pinched tip, although the tip itself is not pinched. This is my picture, can you please confirm this? Do you think the tip itself is still swollen so it makes it look even worse?
Another thing, what is the cost and recovery process for a revision for this issue? Is it like the open rhinoplasty? Can I use fillers instead or is the pinching too deep? Sorry for all the questions but I am confused. Thanks!
October 20, 2013
Answer: Some Aspects of a Nose Cannot Be Changed It's VERY important to realize that there are some features of a nose that cannot be changed -- and therefore some people will never get the ideal nose that they dream about. In other words, you can't make any nose out of any nose. Two of these unalterable features are the overall length of the nose from the brows down to where the columella attaches to the upper lip. Another is the vertical height of the lateral ala (the part that attaches to the face), the shape of which is made up of and determined by fibro-fatty tissue, not just cartilage and skin (like the tip and medial ala). In your case, both of these anatomical features are proportionately too long, and therefore you will never have ideal nasal features and proportions. My concern is that you are seeing things that you still don't like about your nose, but not really knowing what they are exactly. I suspect that what you are "sensing" are the disproportions I just described.The message is this: There are some things about our bodies that cannot be made ideal through surgery -- and we all just have to try to learn to live with those things and love them as much as we can. Beware the Michael Jackson syndrome -- where you keep trying to chase an ideal that cannot be achieved -- and end up with something worse than what you started with.
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October 20, 2013
Answer: Some Aspects of a Nose Cannot Be Changed It's VERY important to realize that there are some features of a nose that cannot be changed -- and therefore some people will never get the ideal nose that they dream about. In other words, you can't make any nose out of any nose. Two of these unalterable features are the overall length of the nose from the brows down to where the columella attaches to the upper lip. Another is the vertical height of the lateral ala (the part that attaches to the face), the shape of which is made up of and determined by fibro-fatty tissue, not just cartilage and skin (like the tip and medial ala). In your case, both of these anatomical features are proportionately too long, and therefore you will never have ideal nasal features and proportions. My concern is that you are seeing things that you still don't like about your nose, but not really knowing what they are exactly. I suspect that what you are "sensing" are the disproportions I just described.The message is this: There are some things about our bodies that cannot be made ideal through surgery -- and we all just have to try to learn to live with those things and love them as much as we can. Beware the Michael Jackson syndrome -- where you keep trying to chase an ideal that cannot be achieved -- and end up with something worse than what you started with.
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February 19, 2016
Answer: Revision Rhinoplasty: Not to be considered lightly or too soon
My advice to patients is simple: Rhinoplasty result takes a year to fully develop and consideration is usually not given to a revision for 12 months. Rhinoplasty is a complicated procedure and revision Rhinoplasty more complicated still. It is best to undergo surgery when the conditions are optimal for the best result when inflammation has subsided.
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February 19, 2016
Answer: Revision Rhinoplasty: Not to be considered lightly or too soon
My advice to patients is simple: Rhinoplasty result takes a year to fully develop and consideration is usually not given to a revision for 12 months. Rhinoplasty is a complicated procedure and revision Rhinoplasty more complicated still. It is best to undergo surgery when the conditions are optimal for the best result when inflammation has subsided.
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