This patient underwent closed rhinoplasty to lower the dorsum (bridge), decrease tip projection, raise and refine the tip, and shorten the nostrils. Nasal deviation was improved. Deviated septum was treated with septoplasty and nasal walls were supported using the patient's own cartilage to prevent collapse. ...
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...
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 ....
We have not observed any voice changes in our patients or received reports from patients that their voice changed after rhinoplasty...
Your nose is one of the most definitive parts of your face, and its size is one of the first things people notice. Now that the new year is here you have considered taking the next step in altering your appearance, because the shape of...
Physical contact is likely to happen in nearly any sport. Chances of injury rises without question, and when the face is exposed the nose is the most vulnerable to experience injury. What athletes are unaware of is the damage caused deep within their nasal structure....
Just as any other surgery, there are certain misfortunes that cannot be avoided. Rhinoplasty is probably one of the most difficult cosmetic surgeries and most plastic surgeons will admit to this. No one can claim to provide their patients with the perfect nose. However, years...
Beauty, brains and friends are some of the most important things every young girl struggles with, even Hollywood actress Lisa Kudrow found herself as an outcast among peers. The former Friends star, known as Phoebe on the hit NBC show, revealed that she had undergone...