Archive for October, 2013

When people come in for a revision rhinoplasty consultation, the physician will perform an evaluation to find out what the exact nature of the issue is. One common issue is an inverted V deformity. Removing too much cartilage from the bridge of the nose can weaken it, making it structurally unsound. When the middle vault […]

To remove excess skin, fat, and muscle tissue from the eyelids, a plastic surgeon must first create a very small incision. One possible incision site for lower-eyelid blepharoplasty surgery is on the inside of the lid. Called the transconjunctival incision, this site is primarily used when there is no need to remove excess skin, only […]

If the skin between your nostrils is reaching further downwards than it used to after a rhinoplasty procedure, you might have a hanging columella malformation. Generally, plastic surgeons will use a different rhinoplasty procedure to correct this problem. When the columellar cartilages are incorrectly repositioned during rhinoplasty, this can result in a hanging columella malformation. […]

Nobody enjoys feeling self-conscious about their nose. Rhinoplasty is a popular form of corrective surgery for many nasal issues, including a pollybeak deformity. When pollybeak, or parrot beak, happens because of a cartilage-related problem, it’s called a cartilaginous pollybeak. The lower lateral cartilages, or LLCs, are the two parts of the nose that make the […]