Can my Bulbous nose be reduced?(photo att)

Hi, I live in Australia and Im am considering traveling to the states for my surgery, as it seems the experience in American surgeons is far greater. I would like my nose alot smaller at the tip and hopefully have the nostrel holes not so showy, are my expectations unrealistic and are there any surgeons on here that believe they could conduct satersfactory results? I am happy with my bridge and my profile. Any feed back would be highlly appreciated. Many Thanks in advance Ash

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Pictures of Rhinoplasty Candidate

Ash, As all my fellow surgeons have said it is extreme difficult to assess your surgical needs with just one picture. You may need lots of surgical manuvers to achieve your goals or it could be very simple. There are many good rhinoplasty surgeon in Australia, i would visit with one of them first before jumping to the US to get an honest surgical evaluation and then go from there.

Treating excessive columellar show and tip bulbosity

As some of the others have mentioned it's hard to assess your tip using only a profile view. I can see that you have more columellar show than normal on profile view. This is what is allowing so much of your nostrils to be seen. It is possible to improve your nostril show and tip bulbosity with rhinoplasty surgery. Additional photos and/or an in person exam would help give you a more detailed assessment.

Can my Bulbous nose be reduced?

A photo, of the front of the nose would be required for a proper evaluation. From the profile, your chin is weak and this could be balanced with a Chin Implant. Often the nose appears larger than it truly is because the lower face is out of balance due to a recessed chin. The tip itself can be reduced using a closed Tip-plasty technique. Whether it's in the US or Australia, be sure the Rhinoplasty Surgeon, you choose understands and follows the... more

Treating a bulbous nasal tip during rhinoplasty

A bulbous nasal tip can be refined without changing your nasal side profile. Treatment should first begin with photos that you bring to the consultation of noses that you like amongst celebrities and models in magazines.

Rhinoplasty

I cannot understand why if you are happy with your profile but unhappy with a bulbous tip you would only post a photo of your profile. How can we be expected to voice an pinion on what is bothering you without being able to see it? I am sure any American surgeon will welcome you with open arms but the skills and experience of Australian plastic surgeons should not to be disparaged. There are some very good plastic surgeons in Australia. I hope you realize that this format of... more

Rhinoplasty and chin augmentation

From your profile picture, you will need to reduce the lower third of the dorsum in order to decrease the over projection of the lower third of your nose. You will also need a chin implant to improve the overall profile relationship. It will also improve your neck. Your tip needs to be addressed but not frontal view provided. The question is if you have thick skin or just enlarged cartilages? If both present, they need to be addressed.

Large cartilages can cause a bulbous tip

Ash, When do you notice your bulbous tip the most? Is it in the mirror or in some photos? You've shown us a profile photo so I'm going to guess it's on profile that your tip bothers you. It appears your tip cartilages are prominent. The good news is that you have medium thickness skin, great for rhinoplasty. I think your nose could do very well with a conservative reduction of the nasal tip cartilages and produce a smooth profile and overall contour... more

Refinement of the Bulbous Nasal Tip

Thanks for the question and photo. A front view and base view (looking up at the nose from below) would certainly be helpful to assess your nose further. From this profile view you have submitted, I agree that the amount of visible nostril is excessive and the entire tip looks a bit overprojected. Bringing the tip back closer to the face would help it blend in with the rest of your features. The nostril show can be reduced by placing small cartilage grafts (taken from your septum) just... more

Rhinoplasty for the bulbous tip and wide nostrils.

Rhinoplasty for the bulbous tip and wide nostrils can be done without altering your profile. Choose an experienced rhinoplasty surgeon for the best result.

Toby Mayer, MD

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Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Tip surgery

It is very difficult to evaluate your tip adequately from a single view photo. Even still , you would need an in-office examination to properly evaluate you.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Bulbous tip can be corrected by a rhinoplasty.

The profile view is a bit limited but it appears that your skin is reasonably thin. This means that the cartilage that forms the shape of the tip can be adjusted to make the tip look smaller.

Rhinoplasty can help a bulbous nose

Actually, it's hard to see if your tip is actually bulbous from this side shot, but generally, people have rhinoplasty to modify the tip of the nose all of the time. It also looks like your nostrils are large and a bit flared, both things that can be modified. A straight on picture and one from the bottom would be helpful.