Hello! I'm 23, female, black/African American looking into revision rhinoplasty. The doctor used an implant which didn’t give me the results I wanted (at the time I thought it would). My tip is not flexible, it has remained hard 3 years later. (Gotten rhinoplasty Sep. 2020). The only thing that looks right are the sizes of my nostrils. My question(s) are will my nose be flexible, when the implant is taken out and my cartilage is used? When cartilage is added will the tip of the nose be contoured?
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Hello and thank you for your question. Based on your photographs, you will need a full revision Rhinoplasty with release of all scar tissue, placement of extended spreader grafts in order to de-rotate your entire tip complex to decrease the excessive nostril exposure, improve nostril symmetry,...
Hello! Thank you for your question.
As far as I can see from your photos there are bumps in your nose, at the same time, your nose bridge should be filed more and your nose tip should be higher. For get rid of this image I recommend you revision rhinoplasty surgery.
It would be better face to...
Yes, grafting is usually almost required in all rhinoplasty as the scar contracture forces will always overpower the native structure of the nose. I would recommend finding a surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery with experience in complex rhinoplasty issues. This surgeon...
