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Can the Narrowness of my Nose Before Be Reversed? (photo)

I had a rhinoplasty 14 months ago. All the swelling is down (please take my word for it, no changes since more than 7 months) My nose is much wider than before. I've had an onlay graft, spreader flap, tip grafts, no de projection and a very small hump removed.I wanted tip refinement , my surgeon says he changed the shape of the tip with sutures. However my nose is too wide right now. Is it possible to turn it back to its original state? Also the alar base is wider - can this be narrowed too?

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4 Doctor Answers | Asked by Moniqueccc in Woldert, 08

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I agree with you about your nose job results

Hi I agree with you based on your photos that your nose looks wider and not better from the front. Not sure what it looks like from the profile. Trust me you still have scar tissue and swelling and it should continue to go down but I doubt you will see enough of a change even a few years later with less swelling to be happy so a revision surgically or non-surgically may be options but I have to see your profile and base view as well. So while you cannot go back to what... more

Reversing wide nose post rhinoplasty

Hi there, If you're willing to post lateral views and a basal view, it will be possible to make more sensible comments about your situation. In general though, if the nose is relatively widened by a bump or hump removal on front view, it will be possible to make it look narrower on front view in the event a revision is undertaken, through one of a number of techniques.

Revision of Rhinoplasty Results

I encourage you to consult with an experienced revision specialist. You can improve your appearance but i discourage you from trying to retrieve your old nose which led you did not like.

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It is impossible to go back to the old nose that you had. There are some refinements that can be performed to this nose such as narrowing of the tip and bridge conservatively. Thick skin and scar tissue formation will be a hindrance and limiting factor to how much can be done.

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Moniqueccc
21 Feb 2013

It's absurd so many surgeons said that it's "impossible" to return my nose to its previous width. We live in a century when there are noses buit up from scratch, and african american noses turned into thin ,aqualine ones. You are telling me that a nose that was made wider with rhinoplasty cannot be turned where it originally was - i am somehow doubtful about that!

Moniqueccc
20 Feb 2013

I do not mean going back to the exact same nose, but restoring the same narrowness. I find it strange for this not to be possible seeing so many african american people with drastically reduced noses.

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