Like all of our patients and followers, we had to make concessions for the pandemic of 2020. But by what we are seeing through consultation scheduling, 2021 looks like a banner year. Patients are ready to get back into the swing of looking and feeling their best. With beauty and body contours a priority, here… Read More »
Category: Rhinoplasty
Breathe Easier At Night After Nose Reshaping
You may not even realize that you have a serious health problem, but if you’ve been experiencing almost constant nasal congestion, dry mouth, poor sense of smell, and often breathe through your mouth, you might have a blocked nasal passage. Nasal obstruction can also result in more severe symptoms like nosebleeds, sinus infections, and headaches…. Read More »
Achieve Elegant Revision Rhinoplasty Results by Choosing a Top Surgeon
Rhinoplasties are one of the most common procedures performed, with over 350,000 patients having the procedure annually. Patients seeking this procedure have a range of motivations. Some patients seek minor changes to their appearance. Others seek a dramatic change to a large bump on their nose or roundness in their nasal tip. Choosing a rhinoplasty… Read More »
Why People Decide To Have A Rhinoplasty
A person’s nose should not be the first facial feature that your attention is drawn to. It should be proportionate to the other facial features to create overall facial symettry and harmony. Some patients are happy with the appearance of their nose, but they are struggling to breathe with ease because of a deviated septum… Read More »
Achieving a Straight Nasal Bridge for Rhinoplasty Patients
Patients seeking nasal surgery often share common concerns. The 3 issues we see most in people considering rhinoplasty in Michigan are: A nasal bridge, also called a nasal dorsum, that is too prominent. In lay terms, this is called a bump or hump on the nose. A nasal tip that lacks definition. Patients will often feel that… Read More »
Building a stable “nose job” for Michigan rhinoplasty patients
In our practice, many or our patients mention their concerns about unnatural looking “nose job” results in their consultations. Many Michigan rhinoplasty procedures performed in the 80’s, 90’s, and even today used the “reductive rhinoplasty” technique. This technique involves removing contents from the nose to give the appearance of a sharper, smaller nose. This approach has some… Read More »
Michigan nose jobs that look good and function well
The art of rhinoplasty requires that the appearance of the nose be modified delicately while the airway passage is respected. Older Michigan rhinoplasty techniques focused on reductive rhinoplasty surgical maneuvers. The emphasis was to reduce the size of the nose by removing cartilage so the nose appeared smaller. Unfortunately, this could cause consequences such as a pinched… Read More »
Insurance coverage for rhinoplasty patients
A frequent question from our patients is whether insurance will cover nasal surgery, or a rhinoplasty. Insurance companies often do cover nasal surgery, but only if it is related to problems breathing through nose, the result of an injury where you have been evaluated in the emergency room, or if you are having frequent nosebleeds. … Read More »