Can doctor make my tip narrower/straighter by injecting kenalog directly into the scar tissue balls?

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I'm 1 year post rhinoplasty and I'm not happy; my skin is thick & oily. The tip of my nose is bulbous and I have scar tissue "balls" on both sides of the tip of my nose. So what are my options? My doc injected kenalog in the left and right sides of my nose but not into the existing scar tissue "balls" on the tip. Can he make my tip narrower/straighter by injecting kenalog directly into the scar tissue balls.

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

An exam would be necessary as well as preoperative photographs to determine if a revision would be appropriate.Find a board certified plastic surgeon who performs hundreds  
of rhinoplasties and rhinoplasty revisions each year.  Then look at the 
 plastic surgeon's website before and after photo galleries to get a   
sense of who can deliver the results. 	Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Roy A. David, MD · Answer

Kenalog can be very useful when used cautiously. Follow up with your surgeon to determine if what you are seeing is due to soft tissue or cartilage, and if you may benefit from cortisone.

Steven Wallach, MD · Answer

I am not a big fan of kenalog injections into the nose. Thick tissues can mask the detail of the underlying structures.

Garrett A. Wirth, MD, MS, FACS · Answer

I am not a fan of injecting kenalog into the nose.  If the skin is thick to begin with it is generally more difficult to show fine changes even with surgery as you can generally only tell about the general structural changes.  Your situation may need surgery to try to correct and since you are a year out, then it is reasonable to consider that option.For more information, please go to my website at:WirthPlasticSurgery.com

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