When I touch the tip of my nose, i have to press quite a bit to feel the 'bony' part. How can Rhinoplasty help with this?

Your surgeon will be using a plastic surgery simulator for your simulation. This is a simple but effective tool by which your doctor can reshape parts of your nose to experiment and see what your ideal nose may look like. With that said please remember that while computer imaging can give you an...

Every patient and every procedure is different. However, 90% of the swelling is usually gone in about four to eight weeks. Swelling at the tip can take up to a year to subside completely. Healing takes longer for thick-skinned patients versus thin-skinned ones. If swelling continues to bother...

Can a rhinoplasty be performed under local anesthesia? The simple answer to the question is yes. In fact in the past it usually was done under local anesthesia with some sedation. However most surgeons have evolved towards general anesthesia. It is a much more comfortable and civilized way of...

Chin augmentation using implant or chin advancement surgery seems to be very helpful in improving the side profile. For the nose, it seems that hump reduction, radix augmentation, and tip plasty can bring good results. For functional problems, the surgical method can be determined after...

If your heart rate is low because you're young and fit, and your blood pressure is normal without any symptoms of low blood pressure, usually that is not a problem with general anesthesia. Definitely discuss this with your surgeon and anesthesiologist, though. I always have patients get a...

Wide nostrils when smiling: everyone’s nostrils flare a bit when they smile. The bigger the smile, the more the flare. It appears that at rest your nostrils are quite thin. If the nostrils are made to thin there may result a breathing difficulty, so I would not push the issue any further since i...