Suture Technique on a Bulbous Nose

asked 1 year ago by kas1 in US
Latest answer by Rian Maercks, MD
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Tags: nose, bulbous, sutures

Hello, how effective is a suture technique on a bulbous nose and how difficult is it to perform in order to achieve a desirable result?

3 answers to Suture Technique on a Bulbous Nose

Treatment of the bulbous nose

Sorry to say this but there is no correct way to answer your question the way it is worded. As surgeons we plan rhinoplasty surgery to make adjustments to the cartilage and bone structure under the nasal skin. Based on experience we expect certain changes on the appearance of the nose from these surgical maneuvers. However the appearance or final result is highly dependent on the way the skin redrapes over and adapts to these changes in the cartilage and bone. If the skin and fat layers... more

Aaron Stone, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Closed Rhinoplasty for bulbous nose

Suture techniques are just one set of several maneuvers to address a bulbous tip. other maneuvers include soft tissue resection between the lower lateral cartilages, in the skin flap, trimming of the lower lateral cartilages and a custom designed series of grafts for tip support and definition. contrary to other answers to this question I feel it is very important to perform this procedure in a closed technique to preserve vascularity especially when the flap is resected and to... more

Rian Maercks, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon