Many plastic surgeons in today’s
world, including myself, have an office equipped with digital imaging software.
This technology allows a computerized image of the nose to be virtually
manipulated and can give the patient and doctor a means to create a realistic
goal for the rhinoplasty. S...
This is one of the few areas in aesthetic surgery where most of the time it is really all about your own preference as I give my patients the choice of which profile they prefer. However, I do usually make a recommendation. You need to spend some time in front of the computer imaging...
The nose is made of bone and cartilage (hard, firm structures) covered by skin. Compression of these structures will only compress the skin, but not the bone or cartilage. However, post-surgery, we often recommend compression exercises (see my website) to mold the fractured bones and to diminish...