I had tip Rhinoplasty several years ago. “Lower lateral cartilage freed via inter cartilaginous incision, and narrow strip of caudal septum resected via columella incision” -according to primary surgeons notes. Revision Rhinoplasty: main concern is the ala retraction on the right side. Expensive & difficult to correct? Is bringing down the ala crease diagonally (towards the corner of mouth) an option? Any other suggestions? Thank you for you input and time.
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July 2, 2018
Answer: Revision rhinoplasty for hanging columella and high radix
If your problem is congenital it is caused by the lower lateral cartilages being extremely tightly curved inward. This is also referred to as knuckled in. Treatment is by either relaxing the curve section or cutting to the segment depending on the size or shape of the overall cartilage. ...
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With any nasal surgery, the name of the game is patience. At one week, we would expect you to have quite a bit of swelling and bruising still noticeable and may have trouble breathing out of one or both nostrils. By the end of two weeks, typically, you will still be...
