Insights from Dr. Etai Funk

Many of my Houston rhinoplasty patients ask about swelling after rhinoplasty. The recovery after rhinoplasty is different for every patient. The amount of swelling after rhinoplasty will depend on numerous factors. Patient age, skin thickness, the amount of work performed, revision rhionplasty, and comorbidities are all factors that come…

Some of my Houston revision rhinoplasty patients may present with a saddle nose or collapse of the bridge of the nose. In these cases, there may have been overresection of a nasal hump or collapse of the cartilage due to poor support after rhinoplasty. Repairing a saddle nose usually requires grafting with…

Many of my Houston revision rhinoplasty patients who come to my office have had a previous septoplasty for a deviated septum and therefore do not have sufficient septal cartilage for a revision rhinoplasty. With patients who require strong straight…

Rhinoplasty is one of the more difficult procedures in plastic surgery. Revision rhinoplasty is an even more difficult procedure as there is significant scar tissue left behind after initial rhinoplasty. This scar tissue envelops the remaining cartilage and makes reshaping that cartilage more difficult. I frequently have to let my