Patient Photos

Post-Traumatic Alar Retraction from Scarring

This male Seattle rhinoplasty patient injured his nose in an accident several years ago which resulted in a depressed scar in the area just above his right nostril. This pinching, along with a deviated septum, led to chronic difficulties breathing through his nose. On frontal and profile views, one can see how this scarring led to retraction of the patient’s right ala, giving the nose a twisted appearance. Using only hidden incisions Dr. Thomas Lamperti straightened the patient’s septum and using cartilage grafts improved the patient’s alar retraction and pinching. The patient reports that his nasal breathing is remarkably improved. The photographs represent preoperative and 6 week postoperative results.