Can a Bulbous Nose Be Reduced Without Looking Weird or Changing Your Look

Based on your photo, I think you can have a very natural result after rhinoplasty, without an operated-on look. Living in Houston, you will have access to multiple outstanding Board-Certified Plastic Surgeons in your area who can outline their operative plan for you after a complete examination.

Yours is a good question, as often my patients present me with what seems to be an impossible request:  “I want to look better but I don’t want to look different!”  With a conservative approach to rhinoplasty and a keen eye toward subtle, natural beauty, rhinoplasty surgery can be performed that improves your looks without changing your looks.  The most important thing to study is a surgeon’s before-and-after photos:  do you see results that improve a patient’s face without making them into someone unrecognizable?  Please take your time in researching your surgeon.  

A bulbous nose is something that can be corrected surgically through a rhinoplasty procedure. This is often a combination of subtle changes to remove excess cartilage, sculpt cartilage and pull existing cartilages closer together. Sometimes grafting is performed to give the tip of the nose more elevation. Done well, this procedure looks quite natural.

Besides proper planning, the key to getting a natural rhinoplasty result is to engage an experienced surgeon - one who is well versed in the necessities of facial balance. It’s important that, when surgery is complete, the patient still looks like him or herself, not someone else. I use computer imaging during my consultation to make sure that patients are comfortable with the possible changes and, at the same time, still feel like they’re looking at photos of themselves - the best versions of themselves.