I hate the tip of my nose. From different angles the nose tip looks pointy towards end of the tip and the nostril is not symetrical with the other side of my nose. What I would love would be to have the tip made smoother and rounder and have the tip made slightly wider with more definition added to it. I also notice that the nose looks suckered in above the nostrils. Can any doctor advise what my best options would be?
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Hi. You most certainly have your LLCs but one side is weaker and smaller and more retracted. It is very rare for both sides to be symmetric but yours are a bit more extreme. Yes this can be corrected with Alar strut and rim grafts.
Silicone implants do carry risk of infection and extrusion. The incidence of infection is still relatively low if placed on the bridge alone but higher if an L shaped implant which extends to the nasal tip is used. Implants such as gortex and medpore are believed by many to have a better ...
This is a very tricky scar to fix. Typically the alar base reduction scar should be just a little closer to the midline on the bottom part of the nostril. If you place it on the ascending portion of the curve, it ends up looking like this. The more lateral the scar is extended, the more vi...