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How do you Remove Curve Under Nose? (photo)

asked 6 months ago by thathoustonguy in Houston, TX
Latest answer by William Portuese, MD
Question viewed 289 times
Tags: curved

Is that curve under the nose bone or cartilage? A pre-op doctor told me that no bone (nasal spine I suppose) needs to be removed... But how do you get rid of this? I don't like that part of my nose and don't see how my nose could look good without some of this bone being removed. I attached an image. Also, would removing that bone make my nose too wide and cause nostrils to maybe need to be removed?

7 answers to How do you Remove Curve Under Nose? (photo)

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Removal of Curve Under Nose

That "curve" is bone and/or cartilage. I agree that a portion of this fullness should be removed. The cartilage is removed with scissors or a knife; the bone is removed with bone biting scissors, a rasp, or an osteotome that breaks the bone before removal.
Richard W. Fleming, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.bevhills.com

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Removing curve under the nose

The curve underneath the nose is composed of skin, bone, and cartilage. It is called the columella. When it hangs down too much the skin is trimmed back along with excess bone and cartilage. The bone is actually part of the nasal spine. This can all be done through a close rhinoplasty technique with dissolvable stitches and will not cause flaring of the nostrils. Excess flaring of the nostrils is usually caused by dorsal hump reduction, which decreases the... more
William Portuese, MD

Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.seattlefacial.com

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How do you Remove Curve Under Nose?

I have performed Rhinoplasty for over 20 years and from the profile photo the nose has a hanging Columella with an over-projected nasal tip and dorsal hump. A Closed Rhinoplasty would be required to perform: Dorsal reduction Decreased nasal tip Projection Columellar tuck without emoving that abterios nasal spine (bone) Hope this helps.
Francis R. Palmer, III, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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How do you remove curve?

You have posted before and I believe you are over thinking this and will be frustrated in trying to understand the answers to technical questions because you don't have the context to place them in. I recommend you have a consult with computer imaging to show you what different changes would look like on your nose (de rotation, nasal spine shortening, lengthening etc). Once you visualize what you like, and you agree on it with your surgeon let him/her decide what technical steps are... more
Michael L. Schwartz, MD

West Palm Beach Plastic Surgeon

www.palmbeachface.com

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The curve under your nose may be improved with well-performed Rhinoplasty Surgery.

I read your concerns and reviewed your profile photo: The curve you're pointing to is called a "tension lip" by some. Anatomically, it is caused by excessive bone or cartilage at the bottom of your septum. This curvature has been typically described as being caused by a large, bony "nasal spine", but in my clinical experience, this curvature is typically caused by septal cartilage. This excessive cartilage or bone may be removed under direct vision during Rhinoplasty... more
Eric M. Joseph, MD

West Orange Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.ericmjoseph.com

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Excessive anterior nasal spine, maybe

The area of concern you point to in your photo is the region of the anterior nasal spine. Although a portion of that bone can be taken down slightly, there is another issue that relates to the shape of the skin envelope and how it would redrape into a more concave shape. This is a little less predictable. You appear to have an overprojecting nasal tip. Decreasing the length of projection will involve excising a portion of the anterior nasal spine as mentioned and a... more
Andre Panossian, MD

Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Correcting the curve under the nose or anterior spine

This curve is the anterior spine and can be caused by a tension nose where the tip pulls the skin forward or it may be excessive bone at the base of the nose it is correctable either way
Jed H. Horowitz, MD

Orange County Plastic Surgeon

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