What is Classed As a High Radix? (photo)

            The picture illustrates a high radix, which can be reduced with a closed rhinoplasty and minimal downtime.  Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of rhinoplasties 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

You do have a high radix. The radix needs to be brought down only slightly. If too much of the radix is removed it will make the lower one half of the nose look too large. Choose a very experienced rhinoplasty surgeon for the best results.

The radix of your nose is quite high in proportion to the rest of your nose. It needs to be brought down slightly, but your results would really depend in the experience of the plastic surgeon.

For ideal proportions the corneal plane to radix distance should be one third of the radix to tip distance. In most cases that is 12 to 14mm. In your photo it looks like the radix is about 20% higher than is ideal but it is at the appropriate upper eyelid crease level.

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  A high radix is just an extension of a nasal hump. During the rhinoplasty procedure the hump and a high radix are removed to give new definition to the nasal bridge line. Virtual rhinoplasty software is available  on our website to give yourself an  idea of what your new nose might look like upon your facial features. A closed rhinoplasty approach can accomplish removing the high radix and dorsal hump with all incisions placed on the inside of the nose.  For many examples, please see the link below

Your radix is not high--it is slightly forward.  Radix position is relative to lower nose size---it influences proportion--and your proportion is perfect.  Deepening the radix is possible but difficult.

However, be EXTREMELY careful about having surgery.  The straight nose is a very hard problem to correct because there is so little margin for error.  I have presented papers on this topic, warning surgeons, at recent plastic surgery meetings.  Your tip is beautiful.  You have a substantial chance of being worse afterward, as manifested by the fact that the average secondary patient I see who originally had a straight nose has already had 4 rhinoplasties to correct it. 

I would rejoice in the fact that your nose is nearly perfect, and spend your money elsewhere!

You do have a high radix. An experienced rhinoplasty surgeon can lower the radix so the superior aspect of your nose is clearly separated from the forehead.