Can I Make my Nose Narrow Without Making It Look Pinched?

asked 1 year ago by MagicalPixie in New York, NY
Latest answer by Ariel N. Rad, MD, PhD
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Tags: age 25-34, female, narrow, pinched

Hi, I'm a 25 year old girl and feel that my nose is too wide. My nose looks a lot like the model in this picture and I like how her results look completely natural and her nose is much narrower but still not pinched. What procedures would be required to achieve results like that?

5 answers to Can I Make my Nose Narrow Without Making It Look Pinched?

Rhinoplasty to narrow nose

Dear MagicalPixie, Yes, you can have a rhinoplasty without narrowing the tip excessively. A very narrow tip is usually due to too much cartilage that is excised. In the past (1970s and 80s), this was a popoular look and a lot of the lower cartilages were removed to produce that more pinched look. Now, that a more natural look is desired, you can control how much cartilage is excised, therefore affect how the nose looks after surgery. The external approach to... more

Nima Shemirani, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

How rhinoplasty surgeons narrow a wide nose

I will assume several things: (2) you are the woman in the purple dress [the model is in white], (2) you are not dissatisfied with your profile (side) view, (3) you have never had nose surgery before, and (4) your breathing is normal. If so, then narrowing the nose may be achievable using well established rhinoplasty techniques. Surgeons divide the nose into 3 equal parts, from top to bottom, called the "upper, middle, and lower thirds." In each "third," there are... more

Ariel N. Rad, MD, PhD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

Narrowing the nose without it looking pinched

There are multiple maneuvers involved with narrowing the nose. The nasal bones are narrowed through osteotomies to narrow the upper third of the nose. The middle third of the nose usually follows the nasal bones through osteotomies and is also reduced. There are many different tip techniques, including suturing at the tip cartilages, removal of tip cartilages, and multiple grafting techniques available to narrow, refine and feminize the nasal tip. Alar-based... more

William Portuese, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.seattlefacial.com

Can the nasal tip be narrowed without looking pinched?

Rhinoplasty is entirely operator dependent. Any degree of narrowing can be acheived. The key is to make sure that your surgeon understands your goals and doesn't simply do the operation "his way". Show him photos like this and express you concerns so that he can adjust the procedure.