Revision Rhinoplasty After Nose Implant Infection

Nose Implant Infection Lead To Implant Removal Before Revision Rhinoplasty

Sharing a recent DCF Rhinoplasty case of mine— This patient experienced an infection in her nose from an implant from a primary rhinoplasty overseas. She had the implant removed and underwent a Revision Rhinoplasty a year after. See more photos, surgery information and quick transformation clip below.

Thank you to my kind patient for letting us share these results!

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About This Case On Realself

18-24 year old woman treated with:

  • Revision DCF Rhinoplasty.  Patient initially had primary rhinoplasty 4 years ago with a silicone implant.  Patient developed an implant infection and had the implant removed in 2022.  Patient underwent revision rhinoplasty with a DCF graft to rebuild her nasal bridge.  Her nasal tip was reconstructed with a septal extension graft.  Patient had extensive scar tissue which was removed as well.
  • Results: Immediate.

Before and After Clips

Original clip from (Instagram)

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Dr. Edwin Kwon is a Beverly Hills Board Certified Plastic Surgeon specializing in Asian Rhinoplasty, DCF Rhinoplasty

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