Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene plus ear cartilage rhinoplasty

After surgery, you must pay attention to infection and have more examinations. If not handled properly, it can easily lead to infection, which may cause fever. If not treated promptly, there may be more serious complications. Ear cartilage is a particularly soft material. Some people choose expanded polytetrafluoroethylene plus ear cartilage, which is also a good combination. The main thing is to follow the doctor's advice and choose the material that suits you.

22 days after the expanded polytetrafluoroethylene combined with ear cartilage rhinoplasty, there is no obvious redness or swelling at the root and tip of the nose, so it is not considered to be a case of rejection. Redness and swelling inside the nostrils may be caused by scar hyperplasia or local incision infection. It is recommended to go to the local hospital's plastic surgery department for a physical examination to further clarify the diagnosis. Targeted treatment after diagnosis. Don't be too nervous. It is recommended that you pay attention to your own hygiene. Also, you must communicate more with your doctor and cooperate with the doctor's treatment. You must go for a follow-up check when it is time.

During the recovery period, you must develop good living and hygiene habits to avoid infection, and eat less or no spicy, irritating and greasy food. Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene prosthesis rhinoplasty is the most prone to infection of all methods, and once infected, there is no choice but to remove it. But looking at the photos, yours does not look infected now, so you can wait for it to recover. You can apply hot compress now to reduce the swelling faster.

Generally speaking, expanded polytetrafluoroethylene rhinoplasty does not require tip padding because it is very soft and the tip of the nose made of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene is relatively round. It will not cause the skin to penetrate or pierce through the skin like silicone prosthesis does, because the prosthesis is too hard and the tip of the nose is too pointed. If you want to increase protection or make the tip of your nose rounder, you can also do expanded polytetrafluoroethylene rhinoplasty plus ear cartilage.

Rhinoplasty with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene and auricular cartilage to pad the nose tip will cause the nose tip to become larger. It is related to the recovery period after rhinoplasty. Generally, within one month after the operation, the tip of the nose will look very large due to the swelling of the soft tissue of the nose. However, after the swelling subsides, the enlargement of the nose tip will gradually subside.

Although ear cartilage can protect the tip of the nose and provide plasticity, the amount of ear cartilage obtained must be controlled. Generally, the amount of ear cartilage taken is about the size of the little finger. If too much ear cartilage is taken, the skin and soft tissue around the nose tip will be stretched due to the cartilage being too large, causing the nose tip to become larger. This situation cannot be reversed unless another surgery is performed.