A month ago, I had rhinoplasty where the PS used a thin piece of gore-tex to on my nose bridge. I used a thinner implant because I was satisfied with the height of my bridge, but wanted the appearance of a more narrow definition from the front. I have read about the risks of extrusion/ infection using implants such as gore-tex/silicone. However, will using a much thinner gore-tex implant lesson the risks significantly?
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February 4, 2013
Answer: The thickness of an implant doesn't affect the risk of extrusion or infection.
I personally use the closed rhinoplasty for all my Asian and hapa haole noses. Since you have a slight flair of your nostrils, removing wedges first before the main part of the rhinoplasty allows the surgeon lots of room to do a closed rhinoplasty. The lower lateral cartilages that...
Although your implant may be perhaps placed too high or not in the right tissue plane, it has been only three weeks since the procedure and thus I would advise you to wait at least another month or two before making a definitive assessment. If what you are feeling is due to swelling, it should...