African American Rhinoplasty. Nostril Reduction, Bridge and Tip Definition? (photo)

Many of our African Canadian patients request narrowing and refinement of there nose. The greatest challenge in these patients is the thickness of the skin. Thick skin camouflages the changes made to the underlying nasal framework. It is important that you compare your nose to someone who also has thick skin to give your self a realistic expectation of what's possible. Thick Skin is like a ski glove. No matter how small the hand inside,  the glove always looks big.

            Your tip can be refined.  The hump can be reduced, and the bridge, narrowed.  The nostrils and alar base can be reduced as well if you would like.  Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of rhinoplasties and rhinoplasty revisions each year.  Then look at the plastic surgeon's website before and after photo galleries to get a sense of who can deliver the results.

Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA