Insights from Dr. Etai Funk

Rhinoplastyis a complex operation to reshape the nose and improve breathing if necessary. The nose is a very sensitive area of the face with lots of pain receptors. In addition, the nose is very vascular and can bleed quite a bit. When you are laying down, that…

Although recovery from rhinoplasty is typically not painful, it can be uncomfortable. Nose job surgery is not the type of surgery you want to have a second time. I always tell myrevision rhinoplastyconsultations that…

The most common cause of a septal perforation is previous nasal surgery with or without rhinoplasty. Patients who see me forrevision rhinoplasty may require a septal perforation repairat the same time.

Depending…

Duringrhinoplasty, aturbinate reductionis frequently performed at the same time. The turbinates…

Revision rhinoplastyis typically a more complex procedure than primary rhinoplasty and may require additional techniques and maneuvers. Dissection during revision rhinoplasty of the skin from the cartilage can be very…

Deviated septum surgery orseptoplasty can be performed at the same time as rhinoplasty. Frequently, a small amount of septal cartilage is required for rhinoplasty grafting purposes. I have always found that if you are there getting cartilage for the rhinoplasty,…

Ethnic rhinoplastyfrequently requires incisions around the nostrils to bring them in and narrow the base of the nose or make the nostrils more narrow. This is commonly performed in rhinoplasty for African-Americans, Asians,…

When asked how my rhinoplasty patients found me, they frequently state they simply searched the web for thebest rhinoplasty surgeon in Houston. But are the nose surgeons that come up ranking highest on the web the best nose surgeon in Houston? They may be the…