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Can Anyone Recommend a NJ Surgeon Who Specializes in Nasal Tip Refinement?

asked 2 years ago by JerseyGirldv in New Jersey
Latest answer by Richard W. Fleming, MD
Question viewed 612 times
Tags: nose, doctor referral, tip

I have consulted with a few surgeons but have not found a doc who understands my needs. I've found that many fail to hear what I am looking for. I have a round tip. I am looking for a doc to give my tip more definition... essentially make it LESS ROUND. I do NOT want my pre-existing round tip made narrower... i want my tip defined. A few doctors showed me simulated "after" pictures that took my round tip and narrowed it.

Is there any doc out there that can sculpt the tip???

7 answers to Can Anyone Recommend a NJ Surgeon Who Specializes in Nasal Tip Refinement?

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Nasal Tip Definition

Jersey Girl, you are right - a defined tip is not necessarily smaller. Definition is determined by shape and contour. You will find a surgeon whose results are consistent with your aesthetics. It is always enjoyable to work with patients who have clear, appropriate goals in their expections of nasal surgery.
Richard W. Fleming, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.bevhills.com

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Nasal Tip Definition

The nasal tip can certainly be defined.  The round appearance is from the large cartilage underneath the skin. The cartilage can be shaved and that reduces the round appearance to more defined tip. You should take your photo and draw with a marker on it to show the surgeon exactly what you want. You can also bring some photos from magazines of noses you like. Regards see video
Tanveer Janjua, MD

Bedminster Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Rhinoplasty Surgeon in New Jersey

Hi Jersey Girl, Don't dismay, you will find a rhinoplasty surgeon who hears what you are saying. It is possible to define your nose without making it narrower. A very conservative trim of your lower lateral nasal cartilages, possible subtle suture sculpting of the LLC domal area, and possibly a columellar struct graft can achieve your desired results without narrowing your nose. You are doing well by consulting with many rhinoplasty surgeons, and not settling until you are confident... more
Michael A. Persky, MD

Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon
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The ideal nasal tip has a slightly triangular shape with rounded contours

If you look at the most attractive nasal tips, they aren't round or narrow. They have a soft contour that is slightly narrower above than below, creating almost a triangular shape. This shape was actually achievable with techniques that removed cartilage in the past. However for weak cartilages these tips sometimes got too narrow. So instead surgeons started removing less cartilage and using sutures to narrow the tip. When done symmetrically above and below you got a narrow straight tip,... more
Steven J. Pearlman, MD

New York Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Tip Definition

Hi, The bulbosity in your tip is a result of large overprojected lower lateral cartilages. For improved tip definition the cartilages can be resculpted to give you more of a contoured look. You my also require some cartilage tip grafting. Overall the idea is too reshape the lower lateral cartilages rather than just remove cartilage. Best, Dr.S.
Oleh Slupchynskyj, MD

New York Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.facechange.org

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Tip surgery

Treatment of a round or bulbous tip is fairly straighforward. The tips would be narrowed a bit to remove the bulbosity in a controlled fashion under direct vision. It is fairly routine.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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What you want may not always be possible

You can't always get what you want - what you get depends on the anatomy present and the skill of the surgeon. Don't just limit yourself to NJ, come into the city.
William B. Rosenblatt, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon

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