Patients seek revision plastic surgery to correct asymmetric nasal tips, breathing obstructions

Monday, September 20, 2010 - 17:21 in Health & Medicine

Patients who seek a second surgery to revise their rhinoplasty often do so because they are dissatisfied with the symmetry of their nasal tip and because they experience nasal obstructions, according to a report in the September/October issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery. Surgeons who examine revision rhinoplasty candidates cite slightly different findings than patients, suggesting that communication about nasal aesthetics could be improved.

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