I have detached cartilage near the tip of my nose, on the right alar .... the tear does not go entirely through the cartilage. It appears to be roughly half way through the cartilage and is on the exterior side of the cartilage... The tear is maybe half a centimeter in length and reaches vertically to the bottom of the nostril. It has caused unfavorable separation and movement to the nose (especially the tip). Can this be reattached by sewing the cartilage together?
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I question your use of strips to breathe normally after rhinoplasty surgery. You should ask why you still have problems and what can or should be done to improve nasal function permanently.
Dear Andy Manner,
Certainly a strong head butt to a freshly operated on nose,
17 days following open rhinoplasty can result in traumatic displacement injury
to the operative site. Displacement of
infractured nasal bones or disruption and instability and even alteration in
the position of...
The nose can be repaired at any time after an injury to the nose. Trauma to the nose can cause a displaced, or a non displaced nasal fracture. The upper lateral cartilages could also be fractured and displaced off of the nasal bones. To repair a displaced nasal fracture, osteotomies are required...
