What can be done to repair a contracted nose due to infection or repeated rhinoplasty?

Generally speaking, contracted nose refers to the deformity caused by extensive loss or adhesion of subcutaneous tissues in the nose due to trauma, infection, or prosthesis infection that does not heal, which results in contracture of soft tissues of the entire nose and produces a deformity similar to a saddle nose, a short nose, an upward facing nose, and a severe wrinkling of the skin. The appearance of this nose is often unacceptable. Comprehensive rhinoplasty is the main way to solve this problem. The surgery is usually performed using a bird-like incision in the nasal columella to fully expose the entire dorsal subcutaneous area of the nose and completely loosen scar adhesions. The more the entire dermal scar is released, the more complete the correction of the contracted nose will be. While loosening, care should be taken to protect the skin flap and mucosa from being exposed. Then, autologous rib cartilage is used to fill the nasal dorsum and nasal tip. If the soft tissue of the dorsum of the nose is still good, artificial materials such as silicone or bentonite can still be used on the dorsum of the nose. After such treatment, most patients can get more ideal orthopedic results. However, some serious cases, can only play a good role in improving, due to the limitations of the conditions, can not achieve the purpose of complete correction, which both doctors and patients should be aware of. It should be added that if the contracted nose is caused by the complication of injection rhinoplasty, due to the serious destruction of soft tissues, the surgery may be more difficult and the result will be worse. Surgery for a contracted nose is generally recommended at least six months after surgery, if not longer, when the tissues have fully recovered. Finally, it is important to emphasize that prevention is always better than hindsight, and that no amount of contracture correction is better than not having a contracted nose at all. Therefore, we remind you to choose your surgeon carefully and strive to achieve satisfactory results in one go. Some candidates are too picky, obviously the overall effect of the surgery is very good, too much pursuit of details, repeated rhinoplasty many times is more likely to lead to difficult to repair the contracted nose.