How much work could be done with closed rhinoplasty?

While many patient's may have a preference for one approach versus the other, your surgeon will recommend the approach that he or she feels is most appropriate, and the surgical technique employed depends primarily on the goals established by you and your surgeon. Some surgeons perform exclusively closed... more

 The same techniques can be performed with both an open or closed rhinoplasty. The only exception is in a closed rhinoplasty the incision is not made across the columella. Tip cartilage grafting techniques, refinement of the entire nasal tip, hump removal of bridge, and narrowing of the sidewalls is... more

I have been doing open rhinoplasty for more that 30 years. However, I still do many noses using the closed technique. Your tip does not appear to need very much work if any. See an experienced rhinoplasty surgeon and you should be able to have this done closed. 

If you are planning to have tip work done, you are probably better off having an open rhinoplasty. Yes, the swelling persists longer than a closed rhinoplasty.  Remember that a rhinoplasty will last a lifetime, so don't you want it done with the most precision that you can get?

Your concerns can definitely be addressed with a closed rhinoplasty.  Major tip work and significant reductions in the dorsal hump area of the nose usually require the open approach.  Nontheless, if your surgeon does need to convert to an open rhinoplasty the added incisions heal remarkably well... more

Almost any technique that can be performed with an open rhinoplasty can also be performed closed. There are excellent surgeons around the globe who essentially never use the open approach. The approach choosen  is frequently more related to the surgeon's training, experience, and preferences than the... more

It appears that your nose could be managed using a closed approach. Both the tip and the hump could be managed in this fashion. Open rhinoplasty is generally better for complex nasal surgery or for secondary rhinoplasty.

Go to a surgeon who is board certified and does a lot of noses. Some surgeons are experts in closed and some in open. Choose a doctor who is a nose expert. Good luck.

 Hi! 1)  From your pictures, closed rhinoplasty is all you need.  It has no scar and quicker recovery, and open rhinoplasty would not give you a better result.  2)  I have noticed that younger or less experienced surgeons only do open rhinoplasty, because you can see the cartilages and... more

This will be debated over and over again and a lot depends on what we are trying to address.  There are certain things that can be done in the open where the closed falls short. The one major thing to remember is that the open can fix the anatomy and realign the structures where the closed mainly depends... more