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When performing rhinoplasty on African American patients, do you more commonly use an open or closed approach and why?
It depends. If a patient requests refinement of the nasal tip, I typically recommend an external, or open, approach. Through this approach, I have the exposure necessary for me to perform the maneuvers to achieve reliable, long lasting results to the nasal tip. If the patient requests refinement of the nasal bridge only, I may recommend an endonasal, or closed, approach.
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HomeRhinoplasty I am Asian and have a nose that does not project enough and I would like rhinoplasty to repair it. But I had a nose job for deviated septum when I was younger. Would the previous nose job affect a new repair?
In an effort to achieve more projection, we may need to use cartilage to achieve this aesthetic goal. That cartilage is typically obtained from the septum. Given the face you already had a septum surgery, you may not have enough septal cartilage to achieve this goal. As such, we may need to look at alternative sources for cartilage. […]
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A common request from Asian patients who seek rhinoplasty is agumentation of the bridge of the nose. This can be achieved through a variety of methods. One method is injection of filler material. This is an in-office procedure. The filler material (such as Radiesse, Juvederm, Restylane) is not permanent and may last approximately 6 months to 1 year. Another method is surgery. During rhinoplasty surgery, augmentation can be achieved with an implant, such as silicone. The risk of such implant is infection, extrusion of the implant, and loss […]
HomeRhinoplasty I am a Middle Eastern woman with an extremely crooked nose. Will I be able to get this corrected without changing how I look?
If your nose is extremely crooked, a rhinoplasty may provide a nose that is straighter in appearance. It is challenging (if not impossible) to achieve a perfectly straight nose from an extremely crooked nose through rhinoplasty; however, it is possible to achieve a straighter nose. The potential causes for a crooked nose include trauma and congenital causes. The anatomic source of the crooked nose may be related to asymmetry of the nasal bones, severe septal deviation, […]
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I am interested in Asian Rhinoplasty. I am nervous about being awake during the procedure. What type of anesthesia is given to patients during rhinoplasty?
We use general anesthesia during rhinoplasty. With general anesthesia, the board-certified anesthesiologist can monitor you at all times to make certain you do not wake up during the procedure. As well, we provide you with medication through the IV to minimize any postoperative nausea following general anesthesia.
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I am a 34 year old Jamaican woman with extremely flared nostrils. Can this be fixed with ethnic rhinoplasty?
Flared nostrils can be reduced using alar base reduction techniques. This does require an incision that is well hidden within the crease between the nostril and face.
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HomeRhinoplasty I’m a Middle Eastern man and I don’t like my profile. Is there a type of nose job I can get that would cater to my specific needs?
It depends upon what your specific needs are. I understand you don’t like your profile and, based upon your line of questioning, it appears that the nose is what you wish to change to achieve improvement upon the profile. Occasionally, a person may perceive the nose as big on profile. On profile view, the nose and chin have a relationship such that a small chin may make the nose look bigger on […]
HomeRhinoplasty A bump or hump on the bridge of the nose seems like a common ethnic characteristic. How is this fixed?
A bump or hump on the bridge of the nose is a common ethnic characteristic. The bump is usually a combination of bone and cartilage. One way to take down the bony bump is with chisel and hammer. Another way is to shave it down with a rasp. Currently, I am using an instrument that delicately takes down the bump. The nature of this instrument allows me to take down the bump in a more delicate fashion compared to traditional […]
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How common is it in Asian patients to combine rhinoplasty with chin augmentation? What does this accomplish?
Rhinoplasty combined with chin augmentation is commonly performed in patients who have disproportion of the nose/chin relationship. A small or recessed chin may make a nose appear bigger on profile; therefore, combining a chin implant to address the small chin will improve the harmony of facial features on profile view. In some individuals who have a small chin and fullness of neck, the combination of neck liposuction and chin augmentation further improves the harmony of facial features on profile view.
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HomeRhinoplasty I’m 34 with health insurance. I’m interested in a rhinoplasty mostly for cosmetic reasons, but I also have a deviated septum that I would like to have repaired. Is it possible for my insurance to cover a procedure in which both problems are corrected? Or would I have to get two separate surgeries and pay for the cosmetic one?
If you have a history of nasal obstruction and evidence of a deviated nasal septum, then you may benefit from functional surgery to improve your symptoms by correcting the deviated nasal septum. A septoplasty is surgery to correct a deviated septum […]
