Does Yelling Affect the Long Term Results of my Nose Job?

In general, revision rhinoplasty is more expensive due to the complexity of the procedure. However, if you are just having a touch up and are looking to further refine your nose, this may not be the case. An exam would really be necessary to provide you with the most accurate advice. I would...

Photos or an exam would really be necessary to provide you with the best advice. If you feel your nostrils are "pulling up," they may be naturally receding. Cartilage grafts can be placed in the nose to improve the appearance of your nostrils. A graft called a composite graft may help. There is...

          Cartilage grafts can be adherent to almost anything, but removing them is not particularly difficult in most cases.  If your skin envelope has been compromised by pressure atrophy to the skin, this operation is trickier.  Find...

         The graft can warp, but swelling can always play a factor at this early time.  If you found a reputable surgeon, I would trust the judgment of the surgeon.  Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

This is a great question -- and the answer is, "it depends." As others have implied, technique is very important. If the skin and soft tissue overlying the tip cartilages is dissected in the correct plane, healing is generally quicker and less scar tissue is created. This makes revision surgery...

         Removing lateral crural strut grafts can be performed.   I would have to evaluate why they were placed in the revision.  The correction of the inverted v is one thing and the placement of lateral crural grafts is another.  Find...