Dr. Etai Funk's Blog

I recently attended a rhinoplasty lecture by one of the foremost rhinoplasty experts in the world. It provides me comfort and joy to know and see that I am using some of the same rhinoplasty techniques as him and attaining similar aesthetic results. I am now leaning less towards harvesting rib for revision rhinoplasty and utilizing more ear cartilage and residual septal cartilage along with…

Lip augmentation or lip injections with Restylane are now officially FDA approved and no longer off label. Restylane is a hyaluronic acid facial filler that was only previously FDA approved for the nasolabial folds. Despite being off label for the lips, it has been used for…

A common question posed by patients interested in Rhinoplasty is, “What is the cost of a nose job?”. The answer is that it depends. Patients that are only seeking cosmetic changes to their nose with rhinoplasty will incur a cost that includes the rhinoplasty surgeon’s fee in addition to cosmetic fees for the time spent in the operating room and anesthesia. Insurance will not pay for cosmetic…

Revision Rhinoplasty is one of the most difficult procedures in plastic surgery. There is significant scarring under the nasal skin and the integrity of the cartilage may be compromised. In addition, there is typically little septal cartilage to work with for grafting.

Frequently,…