Can my thick skin/bulbous nose be reshaped successfully? (Photo)

February 25, 2016
Asked By:AM. M in Brisbane, AU

I saw a plastic surgeon (in Brisbane, Australia) recently and he said would not operate on my nose, as it has lots of soft thick tissue and he said that it would be too difficult to operate. One surgeon has said this: "Very thick skin in the nasal tip means you should never perform a rhinoplasty. No matter what you do to the cartilage, the tip will be bigger after surgery, not smaller! Try explaining that to the patient after surgery! "

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February 29, 2016

Answer: Closed rhinoplasty, some advices:

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February 29, 2016

Answer: Closed rhinoplasty, some advices:

February 21, 2018

Answer: Bulbous tip and thick skin

Jeremy Hunt, MBBS, FRACSSpecialist Plastic Surgeon
February 21, 2018

Answer: Bulbous tip and thick skin

Jeremy Hunt, MBBS, FRACSSpecialist Plastic Surgeon
February 27, 2016

Answer: #rhinoplasty

February 27, 2016

Answer: #rhinoplasty

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February 29, 2016

Answer: Rhinoplasty

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March 1, 2016

Answer: Thick skin and Rhinoplasty

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Answer: Thick skin and Rhinoplasty

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