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! "
Answer: Rhinoplasty I would recommend another opinion. Whilst some of the previous surgeon's opinion is correct, it does not rule you out for surgery. With thick skin the results of surgery are usually more subtle & it can take longer to settle than normal but I don't believe this should mean not to do it. As long as your expectations are reasonable & achievable then you should have an improved outcome. I certainly don't believe that your overall result would be worse & bigger than it currently is. You need to find a surgeon who has experience & is confident in performing rhinoplasty. All the best.
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Answer: Rhinoplasty I would recommend another opinion. Whilst some of the previous surgeon's opinion is correct, it does not rule you out for surgery. With thick skin the results of surgery are usually more subtle & it can take longer to settle than normal but I don't believe this should mean not to do it. As long as your expectations are reasonable & achievable then you should have an improved outcome. I certainly don't believe that your overall result would be worse & bigger than it currently is. You need to find a surgeon who has experience & is confident in performing rhinoplasty. All the best.
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March 1, 2016
Answer: Thick skin and Rhinoplasty Thick skin is a challenge in rhinoplasty especially if your desires are for a refined tip. If you accept that your nose will not be refined then it is definitely possible to reshape your nose. Looking at your pictures it like looks as if you may have had a rhinoplasty in the past that has left your tip hanging? In either case a specialist rhinoplasty surgeon could achieve a better outcome for you. Hope this is helpful.
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March 1, 2016
Answer: Thick skin and Rhinoplasty Thick skin is a challenge in rhinoplasty especially if your desires are for a refined tip. If you accept that your nose will not be refined then it is definitely possible to reshape your nose. Looking at your pictures it like looks as if you may have had a rhinoplasty in the past that has left your tip hanging? In either case a specialist rhinoplasty surgeon could achieve a better outcome for you. Hope this is helpful.
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