I am 1 year post op and still very very swollen but my nose looks like too much was removed from the bridge. One nostril is also way higher that the other. He put a strut graft in for reference. What can be done to correct all this?
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My personal opinion is that this is a good case for a filler. It will not be that easy of a procedure to harvest ear cartilage and place in the defect without another trip to the OR. That is to say you will need IV anesthesia and for all practical purposes an office based surgery...
Ear cartilage is easier to harvest with a scar that is hidden completely but ear cartilage is too soft to provide structural support. Rib cartilage is more useful, but often septal cartilage can be used even in patients who have had a septoplasty. I feel that the goal of optimizing the nose j...
Medpor can potentially cause issues with infection and extrusion. The chances of this happening can vary with the time that it has been present as well as the location of where it was inserted with less chance if it is used in the columella. However, if it is not causing any current...