Insights from Dr. Etai Funk

A nasal fracture due to trauma should be evaluated sooner rather than later.Fixing a broken nosecan be done relatively easily as long as the fracture is addressed within the first two weeks before the bones have set. There are two indications for fixing a broken…

Many patients ask how rhinoplasty is performed? This depends on the surgeon’s experience and training and is variable from one surgeon to the next.

Open rhinoplasty or an external approach requires a small skin incision between the nostrils while the rest of the incisions are inside the nostrils. Closed rhinoplasty or endonasal rhinoplasty incisions are all inside…

Rhinoplasty or nose job surgery is performed in order to change the shape of the nose. The septum, or wall that separates the inside of the nose, sits on top of the hard palate. When there is a deviated septum and septoplasty is performed with rhinoplasty, there can be additional swelling to the upper lip. Initially, after rhinoplasty, you may notice that your upper lip…

Revision rhinoplasty is a complex operation where the results are much less predictable than primary rhinoplasty. There is significant scar tissue from the previous operation and the cartilage is much more difficult to shape and manipulate as it may be quite fragile, surrounded by scar tissue, or nonexistent.

Patients coming in for revision rhinoplasty after having…

One of the known facts regarding rhinoplasty or nose job surgery is that the nose will swell significantly after surgery, which can temporarily make the nose look bigger after rhinoplasty.

During rhinoplasty or nose reshaping surgery, the cartilage and bony framework of the nose are reshaped and then the skin is laid back down over this new framework. Unlike

Revision rhinoplasty is a complex surgery that frequently requires additional cartilage for grafting purposes. If septal cartilage has already been utilized from the original rhinoplasty surgery to correct a deviated septum there may be insufficient cartilage for grafts during revision rhinoplasty.

Other options for additional cartilage are ear and rib cartilage.…

Many patients seeking revision rhinoplasty are told they need to wait to allow the wound healing process to be completed or for swelling to go down after their initial rhinoplasty surgery. The answer as towhen can revision…

Revision rhinoplastyis inherently a more difficult procedure than primary rhinoplasty. There is significant scar tissue in the nose between the nasal skin and the cartilage. The cartilage has been manipulated and surrounded…