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Rhinoplasty Healing 1 Month Out in San Diego, CA

I wanted to update everyone on Christine's progress following rhinoplasty surgery performed nearly one month ago now. For those of you who don't know, Christine works in the front office here at the clinic. We previously posted a blog entry showing her healing within weeks of having cosmetic nose surgery to lift her tip and reduce the bridge, performed by Dr. Hilinski in mid December 2011. These photos shown here are her rhinoplasty progress shots... Continue Reading
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Playing Sports After Nose Fracture in San Diego, CA

I recently saw a new patient in my office for evaluation of his nose following an injury sustained while playing soccer. Immediately following the nose injury, he was seen and evaluated in a local emergency room. X-rays were taken and confirmed an obvious nasal fracture. While in the emergency room, he was told that he needed to have the nasal fracture repaired by a nose specialist. Unfortunately, he was also told that he would never... Continue Reading
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Rhinoplasty Nose Reconstruction Following MOHS Surgery San Diego, CA

As a San Diego rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty expert, Dr. John Hilinski utilizes much of this expert knowledge and experience in nose surgery to help patients who require repair of nasal defects following removal of skin cancer. This is often times referred to as MOHS surgery of the nose, where skin cancers are carefully removed most commonly by dermatologists. In many of these patients, the defect or hole that is created from removal of the... Continue Reading
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Rhinoplasty Healing San Diego Nose Job Surgery by Dr. Hilinski

A common concern among rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty patients in San Diego, CA is their appearance in the short-term following cosmetic nose reshaping. This blog post here attempts to shed some light on this issue using a real patient example. This particular San Diego rhinoplasty patient happens to be a familiar face - she is the front office  staff member of San Diego Face and Neck Specialties - Christine! This past month Christine underwent a... Continue Reading
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San Diego Finesse Rhinoplasty Surgery Expert

Dr. Hilinski continues to expand on one of the largest rhinoplasty photo galleries in San Diego with the addition of the latest example of finesse rhinoplasty surgery. This young female from San Diego desired cosmetic nose reshaping surgery to simply make her nose look more refined for her face. Specifically, her nasal bridge was too wide as seen from the frontal view (and she had a small bump on the bridge). If you look at... Continue Reading
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Tip Rhinoplasty Following Nasal Cancer in San Diego, CA

This is great example of tip rhinoplasty, or nasal tip reshaping, in a patient who had an obvious deformity following skin cancer involving her nose. This patient underwent removal of a skin cancer in the nasal tip region, which was performed by a different plastic surgery years prior. Unfortunately, the area where the skin cancer was removed from the nose did not heal well - leaving the patient with a very visible depression. As you... Continue Reading
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New Case of The Over Projected Nasal Tip

Management of the over-projected nasal tip is one of the more challenging types of cosmetic nose reshaping. This is a good example of this type of nosejob procedure where the tip of the nose is brought back closer to the face. In this particular case, the nasal tip stuck out too far from the plane of the face, disrupting theharmony and balance of the nose. The goal of the nasal reshaping surgery was to bring the tip in... Continue Reading
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Hispanic Rhinoplasty Discussion (Ethnic Nose Reshaping)

Dr. John Hilinski is proud to announce the latest addition to his SanDiegoRhinoplasty.com website - management of the Hispanic nose in cosmetic rhinoplasty. San Diego being the border city it is has a significant number of Hispanic patients interested in having cosmetic nose reshaping. Dr. John Hilinski happens to see a great number of these Hispanic rhinoplasty patients for nose job surgery. This is a very specific form of ethnic rhinoplasty that requires expert knowledge... Continue Reading
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Announcing the San Diego Rhinoplasty Website!

Dr. John Hilinski and his staff are proud to announce the launch of SanDiegoRhinoplasty.com - a website dedicated to educating potential rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty patients. SanDiegoRhinoplasty.com is intended to complement our main website - drhilinski.com - as a specialized online resource for those considering cosmetic nose reshaping. The new site also contains an online rhinoplasty patient primer that is similar but distinct from our current rhinoplasty tutorial. As an authority and regional expert in... Continue Reading
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Finesse Female Rhinoplasty in San Diego

This is a great example of a finesse rhinoplasty procedure that we recently saw back in the office for a follow-up appointment. This young San Diego patient came in with a desire to have a nose job because she felt as if her nose was too wide and looked too big for her face. We discussed with her at length the potential benefits of a cosmetic rhinoplasty procedure to reshape her nose. Specifically, we talked... Continue Reading
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Rhinoplasty Imaging Versus Real Life Results

Many nosejob patients from San Diego and beyond inquire about digital imaging that can be done to simulate potential rhinoplasty outcomes. This particular San Diego nosejob patient is a great example of how computer imaging can be used to help guide the rhinoplasty surgery and nasal reshaping process. This ethnic male nosejob patient from San Diego desired to have his nose reshaped to address a nasal bridge that was wider than desired. He also wanted... Continue Reading
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New San Diego Online Rhinoplasty Tutorial Chapter on Nasal Deprojection

San Diego's expert cosmetic nose reshaping surgeon, Dr. John Hilinski, is proud to announce his newest online rhinoplasty tutorial chapter focusing on deprojecting the nasal tip in facial plastic surgery. This latest chapter in the ever-growing San Diego Rhinoplasty Tutorial discusses the nuances involved with bringing the nasal tip closer to the face - also referred to as deprojection of the nasal tip. The San Diego Rhinoplasty Tutorial is one of the most comprehensive and... Continue Reading
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Asian Rhinoplasty in San Diego, CA

Dr. Hilinski, San Diego rhinoplasty specialist, is pleased to announce the release of his new online rhinoplasty tutorial chapter - Asian Rhinoplasty. This latest rhinoplasty discussion focuses on Asian rhinoplasty surgery - a niche cosmetic procedure in the Asian population. Dr. Hilinski discusses the nuances of evaluating the Asian rhinoplasty patient and how cosmetic nose reshaping in Asian patients is much different than performing Caucasian rhinoplasty. To learn more about this particular rhinoplasty topic, please... Continue Reading

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