23 year old woman who got a rhinoplasty and earlobe reduction surgery about 8 months ago. My surgeon and I agreed on making my nose smaller and fixing the assymetry, because my nose slanted to one side when i smiled. My nose is indeed smaller now, but i am not happy with the overall look. When I look at the before and afters, i feel like my nostrils flare more and there's something about the frontal view that bothers me. Maybe the tip? I feel like i made a mistake. Please help.
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Permanent shadows under the eyes after rhinoplasty: after rhinoplasty there is usually bruising under the eyes. Bruising is blood under the skin. The blood contains hemoglobin which transports iron. In some people, particularly those with dark pigmentation under the eyes the iron in the blood...
Thank you for your question. Looking at your pictures I can say that your nasal tip has a bifid tip (groove in the middle of tip and columella) with bulbousness. This is because the nasal tip alar cartilages are separated from each other, and it is possible to change it into the desired shape by...
Moving in your sleep after rhinoplasty: I think you’re worrying about it too much. In my 35 years and over 4000 rhinoplastys performed, I have never heard of anyone damaging their nose after rhinoplasty while sleeping. But one thing you can do, is elevate the back of the bed. With the back of t...
