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
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
San Diego Facial Plastic Surgeon Discusses Common Misconceptions About Rhinoplasty Recovery
According to the latest statistics from the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS), the most popular cosmetic surgical procedure in 2010 was rhinoplasty, with an average of 54 procedures performed per surgeon. Dr. John Hilinski, a facial plastic surgeon in San Diego who performs well over 100 procedures each year, says because of its popularity, rhinoplasty is subjected to... Continue Reading
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
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
Cosmetic Rhinoplasty Updates in San Diego, CA
We just updated our San Diego rhinoplasty gallery this past week with additional examples of cosmetic nose reshaping patients who had their nose job performed by Dr. Hilinski. Our rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty galleries are among the largest online examples of cosmetic nose surgery in southern California. As an experienced and dedicated rhinoplasty expert, Dr. John Hilinski performs this type of facial plastic surgery on a very regular basis - in fact, much, much more... Continue Reading
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
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
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
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
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
