I'm a 26 Caucasian female; originally from Lebanon. I had a rhinoplasty 3 years ago. My nose is now too short with too much nostril show and the bridge is much wider than before. My tip also lacks projection and my nose flares too much when I smile. I attached some photos of my nose after the surgery. I just want a little more length to my nose, a less nostril show, and most importantly a more projected tip. Can I achieve that in a revision rhinoplasty? What are my options? Thank you!
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March 10, 2015
Answer: I want a more projected tip and less nostril show
HiIt sounds like you have had at least 2 previous surgeries and are now getting non-surgical injections. Correct?A pinched tip can be genetic or mad-made by a plastic surgeon. It is due to weak tip cartilages, or poorly positioned tip cartilages, or thin skin, or excessively removed...
Dear irsiYou can get a septoplasty independent of a rhinoplasty in most cases. A septoplasty can take from 20 minutes to hours depending on what needs to be done. In a case like yours, when there has been previous septal surgery, it can be a limited short procedure or a complete extracorporeal...
A rhinoplasty and a septoplasty are 2 completely separate operations. A septoplasty is performed for medical necessity to improve breathing out of the nose. A septoplasty will not change the shape of the nose. To straighten a crooked nose requires a rhinoplasty. The rhinoplasty can address...