Dr. Etai Funk's Blog

A facelift or face and necklift should provide a natural, un-operated result without the pulled or windswept appearance. Finding the proper facelift surgeon can be a challenge. It’s important to be evaluated by someone who understands the anatomy and understands…

Nose surgery for a deviated septum can be fairly straightforward when the nasal septal deviation is minor. However, when there is a severe septal deflection that is extending into the nostrils and causing nostril asymmetry, repair becomes more difficult.

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This week I performed rhinoplasty or nose surgery to reconstruct a patient’s nasal tip after bite trauma years prior. The patient had multiple nasal surgeries to attempt reconstruction with skin grafts and cartilage. However, the nose still looked quite distorted…

Nose Surgery or Rhinoplasty is a common but complicated procedure. Shaping and manipulating the nasal cartilage to create a more aesthetically pleasing nose while preserving function or breathing is challenging. The introduction of scar tissue after a nasal piercing can…

I was recently quoted in Houston on how rhinoplasty or nose job surgery has become the most common cosmetic facial plastic procedure as reported by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. There has been a surge in male rhinoplasty and close…

Summer is a common time for many teenagers to pursue rhinoplasty or nose job surgery. The summer allows for the time to recuperate after surgery and is also a transition period for many patients at this stage in their life. Many patients find the time between high school and college as a perfect time to have their nose surgery before going away and starting another chapter in their lives.

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A traumatic accident may leave your nose crooked, with a scar, or deformed in another manner. Nose surgery or rhinoplasty after trauma is all about timing. A nasal bone fracture or broken nose that demonstrated evidence of bony deviation may require a closed reduction…

Rhinoplasty or cosmetic nose surgery is one of the most difficult procedures in plastic surgery. The nose is composed of skin, soft tissue, cartilage, and bone. Addressing all of these features during one surgery to create the ideal aesthetic nose is a difficult task.…

The columella is the area that separates the two nostrils. This area may be elongated or “hanging” leading to a displeasing appearance of the nose both on frontal view and profile. A hanging columella can be caused by an elongated septum, excess nasal tip cartilage, or excess skin inside the nose. 

Rhinoplasty or nose surgery to correct a cosmetic concern such as a hanging columella, bulbous tip, nasal hump, or crooked nose can be performed concomitantly for patients in which sinus surgery is indicated. Many of my rhinoplasty patients have functional breathing…