Overprojected nose with a dorsal hump is reshaped using closed rhinoplasty. Overprojected noses frequently have a tenion lip. The upper lip is pulled forward by the overprojected nose. In these patients, the tip will usually move when the patient talks or smiles. During surgery, the...
The advantages of closed (scarless) rhinoplasty is that there is no scar going across the columella. By now, I have seen a number patients with visible/notched columella scars after their open rhinoplasty from elsewhere. Unfortunately, open rhinoplasty results in visible scarring more commonly than thought...
There are two ways to do rhinoplasty - closed rhinoplasty (sometimes referred to as scarless rhinoplasty) and open rhinoplasty. The main difference is that in open rhinoplasty, an incision is made across the columella and nasal skin is lifted off the nose. In scarless or...
Review of Spreader Grafts by Dr. Vladimir Grigoryants Spreader grafts are frequently used in rhinoplasty. Spreader grafts are strips cartilage made of patients own cartilage that are placed on each side of the septum ( between the septum and the side wall). Typically, the mid...
The following instructions are given to Dr. Grigoryants' patients after rhinoplasty. These instructions may be modified for each patient depending on what was performed during surgery. First day after surgery: Keep you upper back elevated 30-40 degrees. Apply cold compress (cloth soaked in cold water or crushed...
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Instructions given to Dr. Grigoryants Patients Walking - The next day after rhinoplasty No bending for 2 weeks Light running - 3 weeks after surgery Weight Lifting- start gradually 1 month after surgery. Swimming - 2 months after surgery ....
Noticeably different sized breasts is one of the many cosmetic issues that Beverly Hills patients are concerned with. It is a known fact that not every woman’s breasts are perfectly symmetrical breasts. The goal of breast augmentation is to personally transform the patient’s size, shape...
Pollybeak deformity after primary rhinoplasty is defined by the appearance of a dorsal hump forms a nasal convexity that resembles a parrot’s beak. This occurs when the area above the tip of the nose on the bridge, known as the supratip, turns downward causing under-rotation....
We have not observed any voice changes in our patients or received reports from patients that their voice changed after rhinoplasty...