It is a week after your rhinoplasty and you are back at your doctor’s office. He removes the cast and stitches that cradle your newly shaped nose. Anxious to observe the result, you hold a mirror up to your face. You attempt to smile at what you see – and cannot. Your once broad smile appears contorted and forced. Your upper lip barely pulls up, stiffly refusing to reveal your teeth.
Worry creeps in – will your smile ever return?
Dr. Carlos Wolf, one of the most renowned board-certified facial plastic surgeons in the United States and a Haute Beauty member, says you ought not to fret. In a segment of his “Plastic Chat” video series, where he addresses patients’ queries, he outlines the cause of your unnatural smile post rhinoplasty and its recovery back to normal.
Video courtesy of Dr. Carlos Wolf
