Was told today that there is no need to get an added muscle cut to relax my lip. That my lip is find and rhinoplasty will "fix" the gummy look due to VME... basically long face I guess. I was told by 2 other docs that the muscle would need to be cut to relax the muscle to reduce the gummy look even tho it isn't that noticeable. Only concern is my tip dives down when I smile... help. I feel like I adjust my smile to help w the gummy smile now. Want the work done right the first time and not go back twice.
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Revision rhinoplasty, particularly as it pertains to cases where multiple previous structural grafts have been place rivals severely destructive rhinoplasties as some of the most challenging cases in all of rhinoplasty and even plastic surgery for that matter... given careful dissection,...
I would wait until your tip softens before deciding to have revision. What needs to be done decides on what was actually done in your operation. Cartilage is added quite frequently to correct this issue. Best wishes.
Hi there,You have a great question about the materials used in rhinoplasty.When available, septum is the preferred material by many surgeons. The advantage it has is that you can harvest it during the rhinoplasty and the material matches the cartilage already in your nose well. Septum cartilage...
