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How to Fix a Wide Nose? And Estimated Cost?

asked 10 months ago by Sweet_.a in Herndon
Latest answer by Eric M. Joseph, MD
Question viewed 557 times
Tags: costs, options, wide

I've searched everywhere but cannot find any nose job cases similar to mine. By looking at my pictures, can you tell me how this can be fixed? And if possible, the average cost for this procedure? What bothers me the most is the width of my nose. I'm not Asian and very few people have the nose I do from my country. From the side, it looks fine to me and i don't want to add any length to it. But how would I go about fixing the width?

11 answers to How to Fix a Wide Nose? And Estimated Cost?

Narrow the wide nose.

Thank you for your question, you are not alone. There are several factors contributing to the width of the nose, in general. The length, a short nose can look wider than it really is; the prominence of the bridge, a lower bridge tends to look wider; the bony base, the tip and the nostril area. The approach to deciding what is needed is based on appreciation of the proportions and what the patient desires in their outcome. Every case is unique in its own way. In the... more

Morgan E. Norris, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

www.norrisplasticsurgeryhouston.com

You may achieve nasal narrowing after well-performed Rhinoplasty Surgery.

I read your concern and reviewed your photos: I agree that your nose is wide on your front-view from top to bottom. You appear to have relatively thick skin as well. The upper and middle of your nose may be narrowed with osteotomies. In my practice, your tip could be narrowed by dividing your lower lateral cartilages, trimming your lower lateral cartilages, and adding support with a columella-strut. Your nostrils may be conservatively narrowed by removing a small wedge of nostril sill at... more

Eric M. Joseph, MD
West Orange Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.ericmjoseph.com

How to narrow a wide nose.

I have performed Rhinoplasty for over 20 years and the nose is typically narrowed along the nasal bones, upper cartilages and nasal tip...all or any section that appears aesthetically to wide. From the pictures, of your nose, your nasal bones are wide and the bones are typically broken along the top and at the sides so thay can be moved towards the midline, narrowing that section. The upper lateral cartilages can also be narrowed by various methods including sutures... more

Francis R. Palmer, III, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Ethnic rhinoplasty must still be individualized.

Your nose has several typical characteristics of ethnic noses, but of course every rhinoplasty has different specific goals. In your case, narrowing the nose would most likely require osteotomies (breaking the nose gently and precisely), refinement of the tip to make it narrower, and most likely cartilage grafts to help refine the tip without making it look larger. Other maneuvers, such as alar base reduction (making the nostrils smaller), may also be beneficial. Of course a thorough... more

Steven Goldman, MD
Cleveland Plastic Surgeon

www.drgoldman.com

Fixing a wide nose

Your nose does show features found fairly commonly in non-caucasian noses. This includes having relatively thick skin, a wide nasal base, and underprojected tip. There are several approaches to improving these various aspects of the nose. The best method(s) depends a lot on what level of changes you are looking for. I find that improving the overall projection of the nose makes the nose appear much less wide. Narrowing the nasal bones can also be done as well. Using cartilage grafting... more

Thomas A Lamperti, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

Wide nose

Many patients present like yourself where the issue is width and thickness not prominence. Rhinoplasty can narrow your nose from bridge to base. It 's important to discuss with your surgeon how much of an ethnic change you want or don't want . Some faces look better if the base of the nose is left a little wide to maintain a certain look. Price will vary where you live. See several physicians for consults and to see before and after photos of patients like yourself to decide if you... more

Michael L. Schwartz, MD
West Palm Beach Plastic Surgeon

www.palmbeachface.com

Wide nose

You need medial and lateral osteotomies has well as tip thining to correct this infantile nose. I would prefer to keep the alar base untouched.

David A. Bray, Sr., MD
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

Wide nose

Hi, There are plenty of patients with noses like yours who undergo rhinoplasty. Your skin looks thick, your cartilages are wide and most likely lack support and your nasal bones appear wide as well. This is not a rare situation but it is one that requires a very skilled surgeon. Cost varies depending on the location in the country as well as skill of the surgeon. Typical Rhinoplasty costs for primary rhinoplasty can be from $3K to $15K.

Shervin Naderi, MD
Washington DC Facial Plastic Surgeon

Rhinoplasty for wide nose and thick skin

Your observations are correct and to treat your nose you would most likely need an open rhinoplasty procedure. You have a wide nasal bones at the base of the nose as well as the dorsum (hump) of the nose. They will require breaking the bones both at the base and at the apex in order to narrow the nose (lateral and medial osteotomies) to treat your tip you will need catilage refining procedures and possible cartilage grafts. You may need narrowing of your ala base as well but hard to evaluate... more

Tal T. Roudner, MD
Coral Gables Plastic Surgeon

Rhinoplasty for a wide nose

From your photo, your nasal bones are wide, your tip is bulky with poor definition, and yes, your nasal base is wide (and thick). To make your nose thinner, all three areas need to be addressed, otherwise each of the parts will not fit with each other. The nasal bones can be brought in somewhat, the nasal tip can be refined (and may need cartilage grafts for support), and your nasal base can be brought in to make the entire nose appear thinner. Costs vary around the country and may range... more

Ricardo Izquierdo, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

www.FaceAndBodyChicago.com

Nose surgery for a wide nose

Even though you are not Asian, you do have the characteristics of an ethnic nose. From the posted pictures, you do have thick skin, a wide nasal vault, a wide tip, and flaring of nostrils. Your nose is also deviated to the left side while the tip is pointing to the right. During rhinoplasty, we can narrow the bridge and straighten the nasal bones by resetting them. A conservative tip sculpturing will improve and slim your tip, while a conservative skin resection from the base... more