Nose looks very strange from the side. It’s too lifted and long.

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I had a nose job 6 months ago and it looks abnormal from the side. My tip is over projecting and it’s way too pointed/lifted. The front looks fine though. When I touch my tip, it’s firm and almost rubbery. I assume It’s the cartilage that the skin rubs against. I suspect that it’s a saddle nose but I’m not sure.

David C. Pearson, MD · Answer

From the two photos you've posted, it looks like the problem is a combination of an over-projected tip and also an over-reduced dorsum (the bridge). Although it's best to wait a full year before any definitive revision surgery is contemplated, there are some options in the meantime. One option might be to build up the bridge a bit with an injectable filler to conceal the exaggerated supra-tip break and better balance these proportions. The filler would need to be dissolved, though prior to any revision surgery. Revision surgery could later be used to de-project the tip (many techniques for this) and either build up the dorsum at that same time or use a permanent filler post-op.

All the best,

--David C. Pearson, M.D.

All the best,

--David C. Pearson, M.D.

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