I have a bit of a bolbous tip and I am thinking of correcting it. The this is that when I am sick or otherwhise have low immunosystem I sometimes get herpes ourtbreaks in and around this area. Will cutting and reshaping mabye spread the virus or will possible outbreak complicate the healing?
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October 2, 2013
Answer: Herpetic infection of the skin of the nose can be triggered by nasal surgery.
Best to wait until your nose has stopped growing before embarking on a rhinoplasty. A crooked nose and a bump will not go away on its own. A closed rhinoplasty approach can accomplish straightening the crooked nose with all of the incisions placed on the inside of the nose itself. Please se...
You may benefit from having this discussion with your surgeon. ENS is not associated with rhinoplasty or septoplasty. We have not seen ENS in any of our patients treated with turbinate reduction (submucous electrodessication), or partial turbinate resection.
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I think that tip refinement through a closed rhinoplasty approach may give you a nose more to your liking. Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who...
