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In Lieu of Rhinoplasty, Can Fat Be Transfered from the Nose?

asked 2 years ago by needsumlipo in Atlanta, ga
Latest answer by Sigmund L. Sattenspiel, MD
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Tags: buttocks, face, nose, female, bulbous, fat, pregnancy, skin

Hi! I just gave birth going on 6 years ago and during my pregnancy, my skin and body underwent changes.

One of the changes was my nose stretched clear across my face and had a bulbous like thickness that, to this day, has never gone away.

I even lost 80lbs. My nose is small in appearance, but too fat. Can't I have this fat transferred with the buttocks procedure this summer? Thnx!

4 answers to In Lieu of Rhinoplasty, Can Fat Be Transfered from the Nose?

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Enlarged nose from pregnancy

There is virtually no fat between the dermis and the muscle in the nose. The subcutaneous fat is either extremely thin or non-existent. Enlargement of the nasal skin might be as a consequence of retained fluid after trauma. Possiblly, your hormonal changes during pregnancy stimulated thickening of the dermis, not fat. oil glands can increase in size in rosacea and this condition is called rhinophyma. Rhinophyma is usuallly lumpy and not a generalized homogenous thicknening of the dermis... more
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist
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Fat is not typically transferred from the nose

Fat is not typically present in a sufficient quantity in one's nose to allow it to be used for enhancement in another part of the body. There are procedures to narrow the nose and we would be happy to see you in consultation for that.
Darrick E. Antell, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Transferring fat from the nose instead of rhinoplasty

It is best to have your nose evaluated by a competent experienced rhinoplasty surgeon. If need be, consult with several surgeons. I cannot imagine that any of the surgeons would recommend transferring fat from the nose. Improvements on the contour of the nose are best achieved by working on the bony cartilaginous structure with minor soft tissue refinements in selected circumstances.
Sigmund L. Sattenspiel, MD

Freehold Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Nose Liposuction...

While I am sure your body sustained some changes with your pregnancy - You MUST be joking or exercising some poetic license in claiming that "my nose stretched clear across my face "... Such a are achievement, achieved naturally, without the use of a grabbing and twisting tool, would even engender professional jealousy from a member of the Spanish Inquisition which was quite inventive at painfully changing human anatomy. The skin of the nose is densely attached to the underlying frame more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon

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