Dr. Etai Funk's Blog

When choosing a rhinoplasty surgeon in Houston, it may be difficult to decide amongst the many surgeons offering the procedure.  Rhinoplasty is one of the most difficult procedures in plastic surgery and requires surgeons to have much experience in both functional and cosmetic nasal surgery.  It is important to seek a surgeon who is board certified in Ear, Nose, and…

Many of our Houston rhinoplasty patients have a history of nasal allergies.  Nasal allergies can lead to symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose, itchy nose, post nasal drip and nasal congestion.  The nasal turbinates, specifically, the inferior turbinates can swell due to allergies leading to nasal congestion and post nasal drip.  During rhinoplasty, the nasal turbinates…

A factor that many of my Houston patients have to consider when researching nose surgery is the cost of rhinoplasty in Houston.  Each rhinoplasty surgeon has different fees for surgery depending on their experience, complexity of the rhinoplasty, and the facility where they are operating.  Some noses require more work than others such as a base reduction, shortening…

Many of my Houston revision rhinoplasty patients have concerns regarding their assymetric nostrils.  This may be due to wound healing from their original rhinoplasty, poor scarring, cartilage resorption, grafts that may have moved, or a deviated septum.  Getting perfectly symmetric nostrils with revision rhinoplasty is difficult due to scar tissue…

Many of my Houston rhinoplasty patients question if they will need another nose surgery after their first rhinoplasty.  Unlike breast augmentation or surgery for the aging face, rhinoplasty, when performed properly, should not need to be repeated.  It's important to place grafts properly to support the tip and the nasal valves with rhinoplasty, otherwise, over time,…

Many of my Houston revision rhinoplasty patients present with a twisted or assymetric nasal tip after their previous rhinoplasty.  Creating a symmetric and even tip is one of the most difficult aspects of rhinoplasty. With revision rhinoplasty, the tip cartilages can be very twisted and scarred down.  This makes these cartilages less malleable and more difficult…

Many of my Houston rhinoplasty patients will have concerns regarding their uneven nostrils and seek correction for this.  Uneven nostrils may be due to a deviated septum close to the nostrils, assymetric tip cartilages, or soft tissue issues.  Correction of uneven nostrils may require a septoplasty, repositioning of the tip cartilages, or grafting.  Every case is different…

Some of my Houston rhinoplasty patients ask during their consult about the type of anesthesia used during rhinoplasty.  While some surgeons may attempt rhinoplasty under sedation or local anesthesia, at Funk Facial Plastic Surgery we do not recommned this. Rhinoplasty can cause some bleeding into the airway which can lead to aspiration if you are only…

A common question from my Houston rhinoplasty patients is if we use packing with rhinoplasty.  Packing is reserved for patients who have excessive bleeding after rhinoplasty and needs to be removed usually during the first postop visit.  It causes significant pressure and pain and is uncomfortable with removal.  Dr. Funk does…

Many of my Houston rhinoplasty patients are concerned about the appearance of the scar with an external rhinoplasty.  Those Houston ethnic rhinoplasty patients who are considering reducing nostril size or narrowing the nostrils are also concerned about the scar in this area.  

The open rhinoplasty scar is placed between the two nostrils in the columella and usually…