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Posted December 08, 2012 in Ethnic Rhinoplasty
Houston facial plastic surgeon, Dr. Russell Kridel, was an invited guest faculty member at the recent international and interdisciplinary Rhinoplasty Symposium, “The Cutting Edge Aesthetic Surgery Symposium: Advanced Sculpting of the Nose” in New York. Several hundred general plastic and facial plastic surgeons attended the conference, which featured the most respected aesthetic surgeons in the world. Dr. […]
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Posted November 26, 2012 in Revision Rhinoplasty, Rhinoplasty Surgeon
As one of the most highly regarded Rhinoplasty experts, Dr. Russell Kridel is invited to speak at medical courses all around the world. He believes it is important to train other surgeons to improve the level of care available to patients everywhere. Recently, Dr. Kridel, Houston TX, was a featured presenter at the Rhinoplasty 2012 […]
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Posted November 09, 2012 in Ethnic Rhinoplasty, Revision Rhinoplasty
Importance of Selecting A Rhinoplasty Surgeon Rhinoplasty, particularly Revision Rhinoplasty and Ethnic Rhinoplasty, surgery can be the most difficult and exacting of all facial plastic surgery procedures. While it may not seem that way when you look in a mirror and see the simple outline of your nose, the underlying anatomy is actually quite complex. […]
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Posted August 26, 2012 in Rhinoplasty Recovery
On the RealSelf website, a patient posted the question, “Should I proceed with Rhinoplasty with a Bacterial Infection on Face?” The patient provided additional information that they had a recurring breakout on their face. A dermatologist cultured the area and lab reports showed a gram negative bacteria called “Acinetobacter.” Also, a nasal swab culture indicated […]
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Posted July 10, 2012 in Facelift, Rhinoplasty Recovery
The expertise Dr. Russell Kridel, Houston, TX shared as a Facial Plastic Surgery Faculty Member in Las Vegas at the recent 8th Annual Vegas Cosmetic Surgery, 2012, International Multispecialty Symposium, did not stay in Las Vegas. Attendance was the largest in history, as surgeons from all around the world converged in Las Vegas to learn from […]
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Posted January 19, 2012 in Rhinoplasty Recovery, Rhinoplasty Surgeon
Answer: With a Revision Rhinoplasty, almost any graft from the Primary Rhinoplasty can be removed in the hands of a highly experienced Revision Rhinoplasty specialist, but with caution and meticulous dissection so as not to cause injury to other structures. However, you have also expressed that 5 years after your Primary Rhinoplasty from another surgeon, […]
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Posted December 06, 2011 in Rhinoplasty Recovery
ANSWER: Rhinoplasty should balance form as well as function. A nose that looks good but doesn’t breathe well is not acceptable. Sometimes rhinoplasty techniques can decrease breathing if proper attention to the airway wasn’t taken at the time of surgery. However, sometimes breathing difficulty can be a result of nasal allergies, and no surgery can […]
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Posted October 28, 2011 in Revision Rhinoplasty
ANSWER: A Polly beak deformity is the appearance of a rounded fullness of the lower third of the nose that obscures any definition of the nasal tip. This nasal deformity can have many causes — including, from a previous primary rhinoplasty surgery or a revision rhinoplasty surgery — and therefore there are many different solutions […]
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Posted July 23, 2011 in Rhinoplasty Recovery, Rhinoplasty Surgeon
Dr. Kridel was recently recognized for his active contributions to the peer-reviewed, online eMedicine Clinical Knowledge Base for WebMD.com. Russell WH Kridel, MD, FACS is currently assigned as a co-author on two articles: Prerhinoplasty Facial Analysis, and Prerhytidectomy Facial Analysis in the following eMedicine book(s): Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery. “Man has long tried to capture the beauty of […]
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Posted June 10, 2011 in Rhinoplasty Surgeon
Answer: If the dome cartilages under the nasal tip skin are large and rounded, then you are in luck in that these cartilages can be trimmed and then reshaped with sutures, giving you better tip definition. If on the other hand, the roundness to your tip is all due to thick skin and the cartilage underneath […]
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