Asian Rhinoplasty

Some patients have inquired about scar tissue formation after rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty. Specifically, they ask if the nose permanently becomes bigger because of scar tissue development under the skin following nasal reshaping? In most cases, the nose will not enlarge significantly following rhinoplasty or revision rhinoplasty. In fact, in…

The answer to this question is - yes. In fact, it is the rule of thumb that rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty patients will experience some degree of numbness and/or tingling of their nose for upwards of several months following surgery. Usually the heralding sign of normal return of sensation is…

I had the pleasure of speaking at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, Division of Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds this past Saturday. It was a great meeting of the minds with many local and regional plastic surgeons getting together to exchange ideas. I spoke about rhinoplasty pearls…

Dr. Hilinski was invited to be a featured speaker at the upcoming University of California, San Diego, Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Symposium this coming Saturday. Dr. Hilinski was asked to present his personal approach regarding rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty to an audience of San Diego plastic and reconstructive…

I see this exact question or some variation of it posed on forums all the time. The answer to this is actually fairly straightforward. The challenge is finding a rhinoplasty surgeon who fulfills all of the desired qualifications. Given the fact that rhinoplasty, or nose reshaping, is hands down the…

I was seeing a preoperative rhinoplasty patient today in the office and we got on the topic of stopping blood thinners prior to her scheduled surgery. She raised the question of whether or not this was considered a high risk operation in terms of bleeding. I counseled her that rhinoplasty…

Dr. John Hilinski was selected by the Association for Medical Ethics as one of three rhinoplasty experts in this region who met the ethical and surgical standards established by the Association. Dr. Hilinski is proud of this recognition and honored to be one of only three rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty…

Question: What is Asian rhinoplasty and how is it different from standard rhinoplasty? Answer: Asian rhinoplasty is quite different than the average rhinoplasty procedure. The reasons for this are multiple but primarily involve the desired endpoint in terms of esthetic outcome and the unique underlying anatomy. With regard to the…