Insights from Dr. Etai Funk

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.

Septoplasty can be performed to correct a deviated septum duringrhinoplasty or nose job surgery. A deviated septum can result from passage through the vaginal canal at birth with forceps delivery, pubescent growth, or trauma. The septum is composed of cartilage…

Revision Rhinoplasty or revision nose job surgery is a common consultation at Funk Facial Plastic Surgery. It is quite difficult for patients who have undergone rhinoplasty and the uncomfortable recovery involved only to have a disappointing cosmetic outcome.…

A boxy or bulbous nasal tip is one of the many reasons to seek rhinoplasty, aka nose surgery or a nose job. This type of nasal tip anatomic variant is typically due to the shape of the cartilage located in the tip. This cartilage may be convex in nature and may need to be refined with tip defining sutures, cartilage grafts, or careful and conservative reshaping of the…