Would a cut depressor muscle or columellar strut cause a stiff feeling, crooked smile 1.5 years after rhinoplasty? (Photos)

It's true that a composite graft to lower a nostril edge never seems to work quite as well as we'd like it to work, and it does make the nostril bulkier because of the cartilage that's added, especially in a nose with thin-ish skin around the tip, like yours.However, if it bugs you a lot, that...

What you are describing may be related to relaxation of an upper lateral cartilage spreader flap, but because both sides seem to drift towards your left it may also be a problem driven by the septum. It is not always possible to decide from the external examination what is the exact nature of...

Your asymmetry is mild and if you had a lot of swelling it can still improve for several more months.   even at this stage I have seen steroid injections help.   The healing process unfortunately is never completely predictable.   It is natural to want near perfect symmetry after surgery,  but ...

The key question is did your nose develop crooked, or did it used to be straight and then trauma made it crooked. If the answer is the latter, then you still have a good chance of making them straight. A nose that simply grows crooked can be a lot more difficult to make absolutely straight. A...

I would start by saying that facial asymmetry is universal and that there is no genuine midline of the face, so even the straightest nose has some degree of deviation depending on what you use as reference. That being said,  It is possible in general to create the impression that the nose is ...

I read your post to the forum, too. You need to re-evaluate your surgeon as well. You're right that awards usually mean nothing. Remember that rhinoplasty is an exquisitely difficult operation to get right, and you should only have surgery if you are able to make yourself very confident in y...