Rhinoplasty: Q&A
Ask a QuestionWeir Reduction or Another Procedure for Large Nose?
I've been considering a rhinoplasty to reduce the large appearance of my nose. I'm happy with the profile, but not with the width. A couple doctors suggested weir reduction only, but I'm actually more concerned with the width right above the tip. I'd prefer definition here as opposed to only reducing the weirs. I DON'T WANT a dramatic change at all, I prefer not to have co-workers notice right off the bat. I'm worried a "weir reduction" only will look distorted and squished. Is it possible to create a slightly smaller refined version of my current nose, or is weir the best procedure?
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Pinkismyfavoritecolor
in Las Vegas
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Rhinoplasty for Large Nose Without Weir Excision
Hi Pink,
Your nasal width fullness just above your nasal tip can be narrowed and refined giving your nose more definition.
By narrowing that area, your lower nasal width will be proportionally larger. Rhinoplasty is sculpting. Changing one area often requires a small change in the adjacent area to maintain a natural and smooth transition. Additionally, narrowing and defining the supra-tip area will likely exaggerate the wideness of the upper 1/3 of your nose, necessitating narrowing of your...
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Rhinoplasty to reduce large appearance of nose
There are multiple procedures in the field of rhinoplasty that address wide mid third, upper third, and lower third of the nose or tip. All of which can be done through a closed or endonasal approach and give more or less of a dramatic change. The Weir reductions are only to reduce the size of the nostrils and will not affect the rest of the nose. It is best to consult with a surgeon who has done thousands of rhinoplasties prior to embarking on this and make sure there is good...
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Weir Reductions
Weir reductions will not narrow your nose above the tip. Well-performed Weirs will not give you a distorted look. Without pictures it is difficult to make specific recommendations. It is important for you to change your nose to meet your expectations,regardless of what technique is used.
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Dear Pink
I think it would be important to define what you are not happy with and what type of procedures you would benefit from. As mentioned here this is very difficult to address with a visual aid to comment on. If your tip is too wide there are many maneuvers to narrow it, if your supratip is too wide, that can also be addressed. A weir excision could address a wide alar base, but can leave symmetric scar at the alar base. If not too much alar base reduction is necessary a sill...
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Rhinoplasty and Weir excisions
It's hard to give accurate advice without an examination, but based upon your complaints you will require more than Weir excisions alone to reduce the width of your nose. If the area in the region of the tip itself is wide, the cartilage can be reduced and sutures placed to narrow this region. If the area above that is wide, you may need bony or septal reduction. Your colleagues will not necessarily notice a change if you have a natural result. I recommend seeing a board-certified...
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Procedure for large nose
It is possible to refine the width right above the tip without doing weir incisions. You may perform osteotomies and narrow the bones slightly. Slight narrowing of the tip may help as well. I would really need to see photos to determine the best options for you. Thank you and best of luck.
Dr. Nassif
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Wide nose and Weir excisions
I think you can only get a useful response if you submit photos of the front, bottom ,and side of the nose with your questions. It is rare that an alar base narrowing procedure alone would benefit the patient , but I have done a few cases with only that maneuver.
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Options for rhinoplasty and wide nose.
These are two completely different options and will result in two different appearances. The area to which you refer is called the supratip break. IF this is thinned it give the appearance of rotating the tip slightly upwards but will do little to decrease the width of the nose and definitely not the nostrils. A weir prcedure WILL decrease the width of the nose and nostrils
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Rhinoplasty Surgery may change the width of your nose.
If you're unhappy with the wide appearance of your nose, this can be narrowed with Rhinoplasty Surgery. A Weir-procedure is resection of the nostril where it attaches to your cheek. I'm not a big fan of this procedure since you may have visible scarring. I like to narrow nostrils by excising a portion of the nasal-sill which results in inconspicuous scarring.
Feel free to email a full face frontal and profile photo, and I'll be happy to share my thoughts with you.
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Weirs excisions might not be what you need/want
It is very difficult to advise you without a photo, but what you describe does not sound like something that is improved by Weir's excisions. Weirs excisions, also known as alar base reductions, make the width of the nose smaller at the nostrils, or make the nostrils smaller (depending on how the excision is preformed).
To see if it is really your nostrils that contribute to the width of your nose, draw a line straight down from the corner of your eye (by your nose). If the nostrils lie...
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