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How to remove bumps on bridge of nose without surgery or filler?-Bumps after rhinoplasty w/ infectf

Rhinoplasty

2013 I had a septoplasty, then broke nose, 2014 had an open reconstructive rhinoplasty (turned to be a beak nose), and 2015 had a closed reconstructive rhinoplasty with infections (Acinetobacter, anaerobic, pseudomonas, staph, and yeast) and was hospitalized and treated with a 3 month picc line. I have bumps on the top nose bridge. Is there any help with the bumps without surgery or filler?

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Would a Reconstructive Surgeon Be Able to Improve This Outcome?

Breast Reconstruction

I am a 40-year-old female seeking advice regarding possible breast reconstruction revision surgery. I received breast implants when I was 18 years old. A few years later, I suffered a brown recluse spider bite to one of my breasts, which caused significant tissue damage and led to multiple reconstructive surgeries over the years. My most recent revision surgery was approximately five years ago a

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How to remove bumps on bridge of nose without surgery or filler?-Bumps after rhinoplasty w/ infectf

Rhinoplasty

2013 I had a septoplasty, then broke nose, 2014 had an open reconstructive rhinoplasty (turned to be a beak nose), and 2015 had a closed reconstructive rhinoplasty with infections (Acinetobacter, anaerobic, pseudomonas, staph, and yeast) and was hospitalized and treated with a 3 month picc line. I have bumps on the top nose bridge. Is there any help with the bumps without surgery or filler?

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Would a Reconstructive Surgeon Be Able to Improve This Outcome?

Breast Reconstruction

I am a 40-year-old female seeking advice regarding possible breast reconstruction revision surgery. I received breast implants when I was 18 years old. A few years later, I suffered a brown recluse spider bite to one of my breasts, which caused significant tissue damage and led to multiple reconstructive surgeries over the years. My most recent revision surgery was approximately five years ago a

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What's the Best Way to Camouflage Mature Scars?

Thursday, August 13, 2026

"If your scars are still visible once they've reached their full maturity, there's also camouflage techniques that can come in handy. Spray tans are great. The other thing that some patients try is medical-grade tattooing to help blend out those areas and really limit the appearance of their scars."


The Role of Lymphatic Massages After Body Contouring Procedures

Thursday, August 6, 2026

"The reason postoperative lymphatic massage is so important in body contouring procedures like liposuction and abdominoplasty is because we're also shifting where the drainage goes."


Skin Quality & GLP-1s

Friday, July 31, 2026

"The tissue qualities are good. The patients tend to be healthier, lower BMI. They're just much more proactive. They understand that they have put a lot into losing the weight, and then they're going to put a lot into improving the outcome after their plastic surgery."


Featured Articles

Is viral beauty aging well? Plastic surgeons on the face trends filling your feed

Ariel Frankeny | Freelance Writer Thursday, August 13, 2026

While many of these viral beauty trends rack up millions of views and enthusiastic testimonials, it can be difficult to separate what's actually backed by science and what's simply clever marketing and deceptive visual effects.


The age of revision: Refining rather than replacing

Ariel Frankeny | Freelance Writer Monday, August 10, 2026

Plastic surgery has long been associated with transformation, but today's patients are increasingly redefining what the transformation looks like.


Groundbreaking face and whole eye transplant marks new era in reconstructive surgery

Niccole Caan | ASPS Staff Tuesday, August 4, 2026

The world's first combined face and whole-eye transplant demonstrated that reconstructive surgery can restore far more than appearance after a severe injury, according to a new study in the August issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (PRS), which has been in publication for 80 years.


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