Hi, I am an Asian, from (Philippines), I had ear cartilage rhinoplasty for dorsum, tip plasty and alarplasty, 2 weeks ago. It looks so natural because I did not ask for high bridge... just better lower half and tip of the nose. Alars look natural and narrower EXCEPT i can not smile big again which was my biggest asset before. it hurts so much when i laugh.Is it possible to request to cut some dissolvable suture under the nose that pulls the alar together so I can smile like before? Thank you!
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Hello,
Pulling on your nose will not affect the size of it. The idea is that you are not having your nose in a cast 24/7 to direct it to develop in a given manner.
That being said, I understand that pulling on your nose may be irritating to certain degrees but I cannot see a correlation...
First of all do not buy the little tyke airplanes and have him keep those wheels on the ground! Unfortunately this is fairly common that my patients with children have some sort of " thump" on the nose at sometime during their first year of recovery. It goes with the territory of being a mom....
Your nose is crooked possibly because you sustained trauma in the past and now the bones are pushed off to one side and the septum is crooked. An exam in person is the best way to tell.
