Can Closed Rhinoplasty Be Used to Lower and Narrow the Nose's Bridge?

The choice of the approach is often dependent upon the surgeon's preference in conjunction with the wishes of the patient. You are right in that swelling especially of the tip area is much longer for an open versus a closed approach. Most noses can be successfully treated either way. I usually reserve open approaches for revision nose surgery or where a lot of grafting is required or if the nose is crooked and if it needs to be signficantly lengthened. In your case, it can certainly be accomplished with either approach. I hope this information helps.

Yes, a closed rhinoplasty can be used to lower the height of the nasal bridge as well as to narrow the nose in addition  to tip rhinoplasty.