I had a doctor answer another question on here saying the tip of an African American nose can not be refined because it's too thick. That seems false because I have seen countless before and after photos of black rhinoplasty results where the tip is smaller and more refined. This doctor has said the same thing to multiple different people, however it seems like he's never performed a rhinoplasty on a black patient, given his lack of photos.
Answer: African American Rhinoplasty Hi there! Absolutely, the tip can be refined in an African American patient. The process often involves projecting the nose with more support in the form of cartilage. This stretches the skin envelope to help create narrowness and refinement. Some tissue can be debulked or thinned, though great care should be taken in order to not compromise the blood supply of the skin. After surgery, taping, compressions, and steroid injections are key to help the refinement process. Hope this helps!
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Answer: African American Rhinoplasty Hi there! Absolutely, the tip can be refined in an African American patient. The process often involves projecting the nose with more support in the form of cartilage. This stretches the skin envelope to help create narrowness and refinement. Some tissue can be debulked or thinned, though great care should be taken in order to not compromise the blood supply of the skin. After surgery, taping, compressions, and steroid injections are key to help the refinement process. Hope this helps!
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Answer: The tip can definitely be refined Hello from Istanbul; thank you for this question! All kinds of ethnic rhinoplasty surgeries, including African American rhinoplasty, are very nuanced and require special expertise and more advanced techniques. The same goes for thick-skinned patients since the skin is the part of the nose that can be manipulated the least.
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Answer: The tip can definitely be refined Hello from Istanbul; thank you for this question! All kinds of ethnic rhinoplasty surgeries, including African American rhinoplasty, are very nuanced and require special expertise and more advanced techniques. The same goes for thick-skinned patients since the skin is the part of the nose that can be manipulated the least.
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Answer: Rhinoplasty Hello it depends on your bone structure in your nose also we have a limits during the surgery that we can change on your nose.
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December 26, 2022
Answer: Rhinoplasty Hello it depends on your bone structure in your nose also we have a limits during the surgery that we can change on your nose.
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September 12, 2022
Answer: African tip rhinoplasty Rhinoplasty can be performed on any ethnicity however the degree of change will depend on skin thickness, which varies from person to person in all ethnicities. That being said, patients of Asian, African, or Indigenous origins more commonly have thick skin and that is why many patients cannot achieve significant refinement. There are certainly exceptions to the rule. I have seen thin-skinned African patients that obtain a good result.
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September 12, 2022
Answer: African tip rhinoplasty Rhinoplasty can be performed on any ethnicity however the degree of change will depend on skin thickness, which varies from person to person in all ethnicities. That being said, patients of Asian, African, or Indigenous origins more commonly have thick skin and that is why many patients cannot achieve significant refinement. There are certainly exceptions to the rule. I have seen thin-skinned African patients that obtain a good result.
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November 13, 2022
Answer: African American rhinoplasty Hello.
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