Insights from Dr. Etai Funk

This week I performed rhinoplasty ornose surgery to reconstruct a patient’s nasal tipafter 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 anasal piercing…

I was recently quoted in Houston on howrhinoplasty or nose job surgeryhas 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…

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…

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

Rhinoplasty or cosmetic nose surgeryis 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…

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.