How can I fix my turned up nose?

Turned up nose or over-rotated nose is commonly seen after an aggressive reduction rhinoplasty followed by tissue contracture, but can also exist for patients who never had any nasal surgery in the past. There are several options both non-surgical and surgical, depending on one's anatomy. Non-surgical... more

  A short and overly upturned nose can give an unnatural appearance to the nose. Short noses typically have too wide of an angle between the nose and the upper lip. In an ideal nose, this angle (called the nasolabial angle) is in the range of 95- 105 degrees for women and 90-95 degrees for men. Correction... more

Today there are several new techniques that can push the nose tip down, whether it is naturally turned up or the result of a previous surgery. In either situation, structural cartilage and grafting techniques are now performed to push the tip down in the event it has scarred or is naturally upturned.

Your complaint is a common one in patients seeking revision rhinoplasty. But even if you have never had a rhinoplasty before, some patients are born with upturned noses. The solution is known as derotation of the tip. Adding length to the top of the nose is usually the only means by which the tip cartilages... more

I assume that you never had a rhinoplasty before, because these are often the complaints of some patients that I see for secondary rhinoplasty procedures (operations performed after a patient's original rhinoplasty by another surgeon). If the bridge is low, it can be augmented. If the nose is turned up,... more

The angle that the nasal tip makes with the upper lip when viewed from the side is medically referred to as "rotation." Your problem appears to be one of "over-rotation" which results in increased nostril visibility. In the context of nasal problems, this is a relatively uncommon one... more