Closed Rhinoplasty to reshape the nasal tip.
around lunchtime of February 28th, 2008If you’re looking to reshape the nasal tip without lots of healing and post Rhinoplasty swelling, then you should consider a Closed Rhinoplasty with a retrograde Tip-plasty. In this technique, I make an incision inside the nose and back dissect over the top portion of the nasal tip. The excess tip cartilage is removed and the incision is closed with dissolveable sutures. This slick techniques has the following advantages:
1. Minimal dissection which means less bruising and swelling after the Rhinoplasty.
2. No cast is required or any sort of packing in the nose…in fact, I don’t use any packing in Rhinoplasty surgeries for the past 15 years or so. It’s not necessary and is very uncomfortable for patients after their Rhinoplasty.
3. This technique will thin the nasal tip without the risk of making the tip too small, pinched, or over-rotated.
I’ve done this Rhinoplasty technique on TV stars that were able to return to work, on the set, the following week without anyone knowing they had a Rhinoplasty. Now you know the secrets, the Celebrities know.
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Dr. Francis R Palmer, III
hi im writing from sydney australia i just have had closed rhinoplasty just to make my tip smaller. i hate what he has done to my tip it looks terrible how soon untill i can have a revision and this time is it better that i do open rhinoplasty please help girl dwn under:(
lina :: 4 months after
Lina,
Sorry to hear that. It might improve with time. The earliest you should do a revision Rhinoplasty (whether open or closed would depend on what your tip looks like and what needs to be done) at 6 months from the original surgery. If you like, you could e-mail us photos of the nasal tip after a couple of months for my comments drfpalmer1@aol.com
Dr. Francis R Palmer, III
drfpalmer :: 4 months, 1 week after
Dear, Dr. Palmer
It’s been almost a week since my open septo-rhinoplasty. After a couple of days I’ve noticed that my tip (in which my PS just narrowed a little bit and put a graft on my right bridge) is slightly shifted to the left. The dr. saw me and he said it’s too swollen to make any judgments. Since I’ve had my septum done on the left I assume for the time being my tip has shifted because of that and I still have the splint on but it’s not straight either. I’m just concerned that my tip of my nose will remain crooked. Although my PS said that it’s normal for the splint to move around, my question is, does the splint, graf, or my left side septum have anything to do with my tip of my nose being slightly on the left? Is it too late to make any manipulations? Should I be concerned?
Thank You
Amy :: 4 months, 3 weeks after
Amy,
Too late to make surgical manipulations and to answer your question, I’m not sure that the septum or nasal splint has anything to do with making your nasal tip appear crooked. I do agree that it’s way too early to worry because swelling could make the nose look like whatever at this point. Be sure to follow your plastic and comsetic surgeon’s instructions and see how it looks as it heals. If you’re still concerned, ask him/her again what was done during your Rhinoplasty and about the tip or any other concerns that you might have.
Dr. Francis R Palmer, III
drfpalmer :: 4 months, 3 weeks after