Rhinoplasty + Belle Filter?

Please consider re-asking you a question with your current knows and how you would like it to look. Most rhinoplasty experts can look at these two photos and give you an idea as to whether or not you have realistic expectations. Wishing you well. Sincerely, Dr. Joseph

Hello! Thank you for your question.
As far as I can understand from your question if you send us your photos, we can make a detailed evaluation and if you want, we can prepare a simulation for you. You can share photos at 95 degree angles from the front and side profile
It would be better face to face consultation.
Best regards!

I'm not familiar with the Belle filter, but it's rather common that a patient shows me a morph that she made of her own nose, saying "can you make my nose look like this," and we use it as a starting point to see what's possible, what looks best on her face, what she would like best. Or a patient will show me photos of someone else's nose, or some models, and say "I like these noses," and we use the features of the noses she likes to design some morphs that show a surgically-realistic and patient-approved goal for the operation. The Belle filter's probably just an extension of those ways that a patient tells a doctor what she wants. The more info, the better.


How *much* to change a nose, in the direction of a filter, or of another attractive person's nose? We figure that out with morphs, well before surgery. I'd love for you to see some excellent professionally-designed morphs of what could possibly be done with your nose. Morphs could also help you identify better just what's bothering you, and help you set a goal for the rhinoplasty that's accurate for your tastes. Profile and three-quarter views would be particularly important in morphing your nose. (Side note: in my opinion, morphs should really be done by the surgeon, or he should direct an assistant as she makes the morphs. Morphs should be made with a constant eye to what actually *can* be done in surgery, for that particular nose, and the surgeon has that information and judgment best.)

Finally, remember that rhinoplasty is an exquisitely difficult operation to get right, and you should only have surgery if you are able to make yourself very confident in your surgeon's skills. The changes that your nose needs require advanced techniques, and skill that most plastic surgeons don't possess with expertise. It's much better to not have surgery than to have inexpertly-performed surgery. Read my essay on how to stay out of trouble while selecting a rhinoplasty surgeon. And it also discusses how to take photos that are best for online evaluations.

It is common for patient to have "goal" photos but remember that you must consider your starting place and if the goal is a reasonable expectation. You'll need to carefully discuss with your surgeon.

Best to make an appointment with a rhinoplasty specialist, who takes high-quality photographs, and then does imaging on those photographs for you to see what your new nose would look like upon your facial features. While imaging is important for the education process, it is more important is to study your perspective surgeon's rhinoplasty photo gallery, which should be extensive with results that you like. Rhinoplasty is the most difficult procedure to perform correctly in the entire field of cosmetic surgery, so choose your specialist wisely, based on extensive experience.