Its been a year since my rhinoplasty and im very unhappy with my results. One side of the tipmof my nose is so asymetrical that my nose looks crooked. I feel ugly and want a revision but have been diagnosed with sjogrens. Am I candidate for a revision?
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Hello and thank you for your question. Based on your photographs, there are several changes which could make a dramatic improvement to your nose. It is safe to remove the implant and perform grafting with cartilage from the septum, ear, or rib. You will also likely need to have alar batt...
Spreader grafts have their place in rhinoplasty but they do not need to be used routinely. I have never used spreader grafts in primary rhinoplasty and have not seen the problems other surgeons say will occur. I think they are far too commonly used unnecessarily
Spreader
grafts are held in place depending on the conduct of the operation. During open
rhinoplasties they are usually sewn to the septum to keep them in place. Once
healing is complete the surrounding tissues maintain their position.
During closed procedures the pockets are made
just large...
