Category Archives: Asian rhinoplasty

3 weeks post op Asian nose job. Will it be pointy and grow a longer as time goes by?

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Donald B. Yoo, M.D.

Q: It’s been almost 2 weeks since they took off my nose splint (3 weeks since the day I got a surgery). I feel like the tip of my nose is kind of round, big and short. Will it be … Continue reading →

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What are the risks of using your own diced rib cartilage wrapped around your own fascia?

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Donald B. Yoo, M.D.

Q: 1. What are the risks of using your own diced rib cartilage wrapped around your own fascia? 2. How do you make decisions to use either diced or whole rib cartilage for the bridge augmentation? 3. Heard rib cartilage could … Continue reading →

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I am an Asian revision rhinoplasty patient. Can my septum become deviated and weakened if I allow it to be harvested for grafts?

Posted on March 11, 2017 by Donald B. Yoo, M.D.

Q: My septum’s always been a little deviated & I worry it is a little deviated after a trauma. I noticed the most change after a 2nd revision. In primary, I had a rhinoplasty that elevated my tip/nostrils. I was … Continue reading →

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Extremely red tip after Asian rhinoplasty with cartilage grafting – normal part of the healing process?

Posted on March 11, 2017 by Donald B. Yoo, M.D.

Q: I had Asian septo-rhinoplasty 3 days ago, with ear cartilage grafts to the tip. This is my first rhinoplasty. Today, I noticed my tip has gotten very red. I have not touched the tip at all and have been … Continue reading →

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I had a Medpor strut graft removed and now my breathing is worse. Can I replace it?

Posted on March 11, 2017 by Donald B. Yoo, M.D.

Q: I am a thick skinned, wide-nosed Asian patient that had Medpor bilateral strut graft & ear cartilage in my middle nose in a functional & aesthetic rhinoplasty. It narrowed my nose & helped me breath through both nostrils really … Continue reading →

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What Asian nose surgery would you recommend?

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Donald B. Yoo, M.D.

Q: I’m from India, but we are tribal so I have a very flat nose. I’m very uncomfortable using my spectacles and shades. Please suggest what kind of nose job will be best for me. A: You will need to add volume … Continue reading →

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Can the removed hump be used to build the bridge?

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Donald B. Yoo, M.D.

Q: In asian rhinoplasty using all natural cartilage, where I am looking to reduce my hump while slightly augmenting the bridge, can the hump be slid up and used as a graft to build the bridge? Wouldn’t this be better … Continue reading →

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Would an alarplasty or tip plasty be enough to make my Asian nose slimmer and more defined?

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Donald B. Yoo, M.D.

Q: I’m not so concerned about a high nose bridge. It’s just that the tip of my nose is so large, it swallows up my face, especially when I smile. It’s also pretty wide and flat; in some photos it’s … Continue reading →

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What is the best revision of rhinoplasty in Asian nose?

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Donald B. Yoo, M.D.

Q: I’m Asian and I had nose job last 3 months ago, and it’s a perfectly done but I’m scared for possibility bad effects of it. This is a hard L shaped silicone implant. I’m planning to remove it and … Continue reading →

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Who is the best doctor in the US for Asian revision rhinoplasty?

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Donald B. Yoo, M.D.

Q: I want to lower my nose (ie bring it back closer to my face) and make the nose less “tight” in appearance. I had a columellar strut, shield graft, and cap graft, and interdomal sutures. My nose used to … Continue reading →

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