Procedures to make nose symmetrical and proportionate to the face?

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A: Bulbous tip of nose

By Nina S. Naidu, MD - New York City Plastic Surgeon

I would agree that the tip of your nose is a bit full and that it could be reduced. This can be done by reducing the cartilage beneath the nose and defatting the tip if your skin is thick enough. Your projection does not seem too bad to me on the photos above, but the tip is rotated up a bit and... more

A: Bulbous Tip

By Richard W. Fleming, MD - Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

As you say the most striking feature is the bulbous tip. With thick skin it is best to change cartilage contour rather than do cartilage reduction. Alar reduction would also be beneficial. I cannot be sure looking at these pictures, but slight profile reduction with decreased projection should be considered.

A: the tip needs reduction

By Joseph Perlman, MD - Houston Plastic Surgeon

In looking at your photos, it is obvious that the bulbous tip is the main problem and needs to be addressed. Your skin looks thick and ,with thick skin, tip refining is a more difficult problem.in addition, the tip is slightly elongated ,so you would need sculpting of the cartilage, narrowing of the tip using... more

A: Bulbous Overprojected Tip

By Oleh Slupchynskyj, MD - New York City Facial Plastic Surgeon

Hi, Your bulbous tip is primarily due to thick skin and large lower tip cartilages. To refine this, the tip skin must be defatted and the tip cartilage reconstructed. I don't think that a nostril narrowing procedure will give you what you want. I believe that if you have a good tip - plasty, your nostrils wont... more

A: Different Noses for Different Faces

By Richard W. Westreich, MD - Manhattan Facial Plastic Surgeon

The problems that you point out with your nose are all very valid concerns. With regards to your face, it has a rounder shape, which balances well with a slightly wider and shorter nose. If you have a long and thin face, then more work would be required to narrow and lengthen the nose in order to acheive... more

A: Bulbous Nose

By Mark A. Jabor, MD - El Paso Plastic Surgeon

Yes the tip of your nose is bulbous and there is a broad alar base. However, I would not get caught up in all the technical jargon of what needs to be done. This is the job of the plastic surgeon. Safe to say, that looking at your picture refinements could be done on your nose to put it into better proportion... more