How to Fix Wide Nasal Bone After Rhinoplasty?

Correction of wide nasal bones is accomplished by surgically cutting/breaking the bones (called osteotomies) and repositioning them into a more favorable orientation. Osteotomies are performed during rhinoplasty for several reasons. Narrowing a wide bridge (top of nose): One of the most common reasons for surgically breaking the nose is to narrow the bridge after removal of a dorsal hump. When a hump is removed, it leaves a gap along the top of the bridge. This gap needs to be closed... more

The 3/4 angle picture you submitted clearly shows the increased width of your bridge. This can be corrected by cutting the bones and repositioning them. A picture from the front will probably show that the bones do not join in the center of your nose. If there is any excess bone, this can be removed.

For some reason, you appear to have wide nasal bones after your first rhinoplasty. Either this was not fully appreciated at the time of the first surgery or somehow appeared after the first surgery due to healing/swelling. The way to correct wide nasal bones and a wide dorsum of the nose is to perform a controlled fracture or breaking of the nasal bones at the junction of the nasal bones with the cheek bone, this is called a lateral osteotomy. This is commonly performed in rhinoplasty to... more