dawn123 Posted October 25, 2019 Posted October 25, 2019 I'm post op 3 weeks and have severe alar retraction on the left side of my nose. And a hugeeee tip that has yet to deswell, was hoping someone who has experienced the same share with me how you dealt with it
wishingstar Posted October 25, 2019 Posted October 25, 2019 Oh no! Where / which doctor did your nose? I think for SOME cases the tip eventually drops down a little which MAY help with your alar retraction, but it depends on what procedures were done and how to your nose. Did you try contacting your surgeon and clinic to see if they can advise?
dawn123 Posted October 28, 2019 Author Posted October 28, 2019 Yeah they kept insisting that it’s the swelling. But I can already tell the outcome. I don’t know if I should do a revision rhino or filler. Was hoping someone with the same experience as me to comment...
wishingstar Posted October 28, 2019 Posted October 28, 2019 It sounds like filler would be temporary, and I definitely advise against any permanent filler due to the side effects, lumps, complications etc. that would be caused. Is the entire tip too upturned or just the nostrils? There's a kind of rhino technique called an alar rim graft where they can add cartilage to just your nostrils to make them show less. If the whole tip is too high, you'd need revision tiplasty which would bring the nostrils down. I have a similar issue after rhino (too much nostrils showing), so I'm looking into both options and doing consults.
winnie3360 Posted October 29, 2019 Posted October 29, 2019 Could you share a picture of what you mean by alar retraction? And could you share where you got the rhinoplasty done at?
dawn123 Posted November 3, 2019 Author Posted November 3, 2019 I attached a photo of my 30 days post op image. It’s only on one side unfortunately. How about yourself?
kiwimuffin Posted November 8, 2019 Posted November 8, 2019 Tip takes longest to deswell. Mine took over 6 months and everything is fine now however I don't have the case of alar restraction. Good luck!
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