I'm east asian and underwent nasal bone narrowing in the orient. My surgeon placed a graft (septal cartilage) on top of my bridge without my consent. Because I have thin skin, the edges of the graft are visible. I'm very unhappy with this result and want to have to graft removed. My question is, how are the nasal bones kept in place after being broken? With some type of glue? If I remove the graft, will I end up with an open roof deformity, or worse yet, will the structure of my nose collapse?
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June 14, 2013
Answer: How are bones kept in place after being broken during surgery on the nose?
I need to see better pictures to answer your question. Please go to my website for instructions on how to take pictures for nasal evaluation. However the columella can be raised to decrease the septal exposure you describe.
Whenever there is significant deprojection and tip set back performed the nostrils will flare a little bit. If it detracts from you result then a alar base narrowing can be performed as a simple office procedure.
good luck!
I do not like using morphong software during consultation. I think it gives patients a somewhat false sense of what they are going to get. I would go by the surgeon's results rather than his morphing ability on the computer.