Step-off

Day 8 after total removal: swelling and bruising

The swelling has gone down compared to yesterday, but I wonder when the bruising on the nasal bridge will fully fade. And today, all of a sudden, I noticed that my nasal tip feels so hard that I thought, what if this ends up creating a…

Nasal septal cartilage showing through, what should I do..?

My ear cartilage was showing through my nose, so I had it removed with a closed approach, and now the septal cartilage is showing through instead. It’s driving me crazy. Revision surgery costs are really expensive too Should I just live…

Redness at the nasal tip 10 months after full nose implant removal..

I had my nasal implant/materials removed at a hospital specializing in nose removal because of the side effect of cartilage showing through. After that, I had been living without any major problems, but suddenly, about 10 months later, the

Worried about nasal tip surgery after silicone removal

I’ve recently been going to consultations for removal, and they say that if I remove only the silicone, there will be a step-off with the nasal tip, so they suggest adding ear cartilage, septal cartilage, or autologous costal cartilage…

I’m having revision rhinoplasty—can you recommend a place good at short-nose cases?

My nose is a short nose, so on my second surgery it was the silicone dorsal and tip. I think they used ear cartilage?? But since nearly 15 years have passed since the surgery, my nose looks a bit short now. I don’t think I can use…

Revision surgery with a closed approach

I had revision surgery with a closed approach, and this is already my fifth nose surgery. I had the revision because my nasal tip was lifted, but it wasn’t contracture. My nasal tip is still lifted the same way (today is day 4 after…