This surgery was named a turbinoplasty using a xomed shaver. No bone was removed but if resecting the soft tissue underneath how doesn't the bone get removed? Also is this a submucous resecion or is it closer to a patial turbinectomy (sectioning)?
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Swelling or graft or scar, it will certainly improve over time. Wait at least 6 weeks and then ask again your surgeon. A second opinion is really something not necessary at this stage. Relax and do not look at your nose too much for the next couple of weeks, though I know it is difficult not to...
Ashok Govila, FRCS, MCh, MS - Account Suspended says:
Hello,
I am sorry for your loss of nasal sill that seems so important in some situations like yours.
I know that not many plastic surgeons know how to reconstruct it.
I am sure there are ways to do it and you need to hunt for some clearer one.
We do it in Dubai.
Its done under short GA as a day...
Hopefully these minor irregularities will dissipate with time; often it takes 6 months to 12 months after your surgery to see the final results. If they still persist, you may want to see your surgeon, who did a nice job on your nose from the angle I can see, if there is a refinement that can ...
