Dr. Etai Funk's Blog

The last 5 years, many of my Houston rhinoplasty patients have been interested in liquid rhinoplasty or filler to the nose.   Many are unsure if they should have liquid rhinoplasty or actual surgical rhinoplasty.  I like to explain it this way:  

- Liquid rhinoplasty is usually performed to camoflauge a nasal hump by injecting above and below the…

Many of my Houston rhinoplasty patients ask if their bones will need to be broken during rhinoplasty.  Osteotomies, or controlled fractures of the nasal bones, are necessary in order to narrow the nose but also in certain cases to straighten a crooked nose with rhinoplasty.  When a patient has a dorsal hump or bump on the bridge of their nose, taking this down may lead…

Many of my Houston revision rhinoplasty patients are concerned about a crooked nose after their initial rhinoplasty.  Rhinoplasty for a crooked nose is difficult as cartilage has memory and tends to want to creep back towards the direction it was initially.  This is even more true for revision rhinoplasty for a crooked nose.  With revision rhinoplasty, there…

Many of my Houston rhinoplasty patients who present with a crooked nose may also have a deviated septum.  One question many patients have is whether septoplasty for a deviated septum will correct their crooked nose.  The simple answer here is no.  A septoplasty will not straighten a crooked nose just as straightening a crooked nose will not fix a deviated…

Many of my crooked nose rhinoplasty patients in Houston want to know how their crooked nose can be straightened.  The crooked nose may be due to previous trauma, pubescent growth, or previous surgery.  Correcting a deviated septum with septoplasty does not necessarily correct a crooked nose and straightening a crooked nose will…

Many of my Houston rhinoplasty patients question whether you have to break the bones with rhinoplasty. During rhinoplasty, taking down a nasal hump is common. Patients desire to narrow the nose is also common. When a dorsal hump is taken down, this may widen the nose and create what is called…

Some of my Houston rhinoplasty patients are most concerned about the width of the nose and inquire as to whether rhinoplasty can fix a wide nose. A wide nose can be due to wide nasal bones, wide middle vault, or a bulbous tip. Wide or flared nostrils as seen in ethnic rhinoplasty can also lead to a wide nose.

Many of my Houston rhinoplasty patients present with a crooked nose or may not even be aware that they have a crooked nose. Rhinoplasty for a crooked nose requires the surgeon to perform many maneuvers in order to straighten the nose. Using strong straight cartilage grafts from the septum…