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Narrowing Nasal Bridge & Tip
Is it possible to narrow/thin the bridge of the nose without using any grafts or breaking any bones? Also, what procedure is commonly used to narrow a broad tip?
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debz
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Rhinoplasty without breaking the nasal bones
Don't get fixated on whether or not the bone will be broken during the surgery. A variety of techniques is available to the surgeon but the method used to improve the appearance of the nose will be dependent on its condition, including whether the problem has resulted from a cartilagenous or bony defect, or both. The same concept is applicable to thinning the nasal tip, including a strut or tip graft or thinning the tissues. Seek a consultation with a board...
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Narrowing the nasal bridge and tip
There are many techniques that are used to narrow the nasal tip. This can be done through either closed or open rhinoplasty. Suturing techniques of the nasal tip cartilages to narrow the area include intradomal and interdomal suturing. Cartilage can also be removed from the lower lateral cartilages of the tip to narrow and refine the tip itself. Narrowing the tip and the bridge does not require any cartilage grafting. The only reasons the nasal bones are broken...
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Rhinoplasty
The upper half of the bridge is composed of bone and the lower half of cartilage. Breaking the bones is a bit harsh in terms of describing the bridge narrowing procedure. That implies the process is not fully controlled. In reality the bones are freed up from their base and then moved towards the midline with the surgeon's fingers. There really is no other way to narrow the upper bridge. You cannot rasp or burr it down because the issue is not bone thickness.
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Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Rhinoplasty or Nose Job for wide nasal bones
Hello Debz:
Each patient is different and what technique is used to narrow the nose bridge depends on the patients unique nasal anatomy. Usually the nasal bones are narrowed by breaking the bones but sometimes the portion of the nasal bridge that is wide consists of cartilage and not bone. In such a case, the bones would not need to be broken but the cartilage of the nasal bridge would need to be reshaped and sculpted surgically. There are various procedures used to narrow a broad tip and...
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