Considering a one piece silicone paranasal implant to help correct a flat face and increase midface convexity. How is patient satisfaction with this type of surgery? How does this implant affect nostril shape? What is recovery like with regards to stiffness and swelling? Supposedly this implant gives the illusion of a smaller nose from the profile by building up the soft tissues around the nose.
Hi! I gotten my rhinoplasty done in Korea. Originally I wanted to do my rhinoplasty with rib. I gotten a bulbous correction, lifted the tip and raised the bridge. My dr said that he would have to use both rib cartilage and silicone for my surgery because of the results I wanted that using rib would make my nose too straight(not what I wanted) so he placed rib cartilage in the tip to make it stronger and silicone on the bridge for the curved effect. Wondering if anyone can share their opinion?
I had the rhinoplasty last 2012. Went on without any pain. Then late 2016, I began experiencing facial pains, specifically on my nose, forehead, etc. daily. Ive been taking nerve pain meds since then to control the pain but i still feel some. I went to an ENT and he said my sinuses were very red (swolllen?). Dont know the cause. I had a CT scan and nothing there was the cause too. Now im thinking if the implant could be causing the pain? Maybe it has become infected? Thanks in advance.
I did my silicon/rib rhinoplasty in nov 2022 in korea and im very happy with the results. But i recently noticed that my septum is swollen. ive seen ent on 22 september and put on a 14 day antibiotics and topical omniment but its not getting better. i can feel pain when i touch the tip and part of my bridge. is my rhinoplasty infected?
1. I just wanted to know whether silicone gel stimulates collagen production or it inhibits it? 2. Therefore does it make your skin thicker or thinner? 3. Also what are ways that I can safely thin my skin, not make it thicker and irritated?)
In 1997, I had nasal surgery in which a silicone implant was placed on my nasal bridge. I think my septal cartilage grafts dissolved over time, only on one side and now that implant appears as a bump. I have had facial X-rays and CT scans for other reasons and I don't see the silicone implant in my nose.
Hi, I had nose silicone implant 3 years ago and Im 6 months pregnant now. The skin around my nose is getting thinner and red and the silicone implant is sticking out inside of my nose. It feels weird when I touch my nose tip and I think its infected. Is there anything I can do to delay this process until the baby is born? Or can I get my nose implant removed under local anesthesia? Im really stressed now. Thank you
Hi Doctors, One month ago, I got a open rhinoplasty with alarplasty. However, no bones were broken. My nose bridge was enhanced with silicone implant and my tip was enhanced with my ear cartilage. I also had my alar reduced. Right now, there is not much swelling left and all incisions are healing well. I am now 4 weeks post-operation and was thinking if it is okay to smoke? Will smoking affect my final result? I know smoking is bad but I deal with anxiety and it calms me down.
I've had my silicone nose implant for about 4 years now and I have never had any complications with it. Though my friends tell me that I have to replace it every 10 years. how true is this? is it necessary to replace it?