Impact of medium thick skin on Rhinoplasty, how will this affect and overall results?

Thick skin and rhinoplasty: thick skin mainly effects the outcome of the tip after rhinoplasty. The impact is much less on other aspects of a large nose, such as a dorsal hump, excessively long nose, and over projecting nose, A wide bridge, etc. There is usually still an improvement in the tip area but the end result will not be as “pointy“ as in a person with thin skin. The result is softer with less angular features showing in the tip area. This is not necessarily a negative feature. People whose skin is too thin may have too much definition in the tip and it may be too “pointy“. The best tips come when there is an ideal balance between the thickness of the skin and the strength of the underlying cartilage.

Hello and thank you for your question. It takes longer for thick skin to heal after the rhinoplasty surgery. However, it's still possible to achieve successful results with thick-skinned patients. The main difference will be that thinner and smaller noses will be easily achievable with thin-skinned patients versus thick-skinned ones. Thicker the skin is harder to achieve a very small and narrow nose. Best wishes.

The thickness of the skin can impact the ability to see the changes made to the cartilage and bone during rhinoplasty. The thicker the skin, the harder it is to see those details. Without seeing your photos and going over your specific goals, it is hard to give you a specific plan. I would recommend consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon with experience in rhinoplasty.