Potomac Plastic Surgery: Houtan Chaboki, MD
2311 M Street, N.W. Suite 501
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: (202) 800-2085
Monday - Friday: 8 a.m.–4 p.m.
I rub my nose a lot from allergies. Can this affect my rhinoplasty results? Patients undergoing rhinoplasty surgery (nose job) should not be sneezing, rubbing, or wrinkling their nose after cosmetic surgery. Rhinitis, swelling of the internal nose, may be from allergies or irritants. Patients should have rhinitis controlled as much as possible before the …
Deviated septum is very common. Estimates of 80% of all adults have a deviated septum. Not everyone with a deviated septum is symptomatic or requires a septoplasty though. It is unlikely that deviated septum causes persistent throat infections. Deviated septum and nasal congestion may contribute to throat irritation, but it is not a major contributing …
Can I have deviated septum surgery without cotton nasal packing? Yes, one does not absolutely need cotton nasal packing after septoplasty or deviated septum surgery. Most plastic surgeons and otolaryngologist use cotton packing temporarily to help control natural bloody oozing following nasal surgery. This nasal discharge after surgery is the worst the first day, but …
Yes, rhinoplasty or cosmetic nasal surgery may contribute to breathing problems with the nose. Nasal congestion may either be immediate or chronic with . Most immediate nasal congestion after rhinoplasty surgery is due to normal postoperative swelling. A majority of this internal, as well as external, swelling resolves within a couple weeks. However, it may …
Swelling following occurs both on the outside and inside of the nose. All patients feel congested and have nasal congestion and postnasal drip immediately after rhinoplasty surgery, which is normal. Normally, patients are socially acceptable within 2 weeks. Most nasal swelling after rhinoplasty resolves within one month. The final 20% of rhinoplasty swelling takes a …
Be very careful with any cosmetic injections into the nose. The nose is very susceptible to discoloration, swelling, ischemia, pain, numbness, and other potential complications with inappropriate injections into the nose. There isn't an on the market currently that is FDA approved for injection into the nose. Everything is being used off-label for non-surgical rhinoplasty. …
Unlikely. Regardless of the exact rhinoplasty technique used initially, your nose may not look exactly as it did before the original surgery. First, the nose continues to change naturally over time without any further surgery. Swelling subsides and skin tightens. The nose can loose some of the projection over the course of the year. Rhinoplasty …
Yes. First, the tip of the nose, septum, and upper lip are connected intimately and affect one another. Modifying and reshaping the columella, nostrils, lower lateral cartilages, vestibule, caudal septum, and nasal muscles all contribute to the appearance of the upper lip. In fact, facial plastic surgeons leave the upper lip exposed during rhinoplasty to …
The nose, especially the skin around the tip, normally swells after rhinoplasty. Most swelling resolves in a few weeks, but the last 20% of nasal swelling takes at least 1 year to resolve. Gently pressure and massage may be appropriate after . The bridge, middle, or tip of the nose may be massaged. Scar tissue …
Deviated noses are a common problem. The bridge, middle, and/or tip of the nose may be crooked. Sometime the external nose is straight, but the internal nose and nasal septum is deviated. Twisted noses may be major, or very small & minor. Slanted noses are usually developmental and congenital. Trauma is another major reason some …