Discoloration or bruising on nose bridge after rhinoplasty?

It is a common practice to add cartilage to both support and widen the thin parts. I would recommend having at least 2 consults.

From your photographs it looks like you may have cephalically positioned lower lateral crura (meaning that they angle too far up toward the eyes). This can cause the parentheses deformity you mentioned. The result is that there isn't adequate underlying structural support of the nostril margins...

Your hanging columella should be able to be repair using revision rhinoplasty techniques. A common method that I use is a tongue in groove setback technique in which the columella cartilage (medial crura) are pushed upward where they overlap the septum. Once in the proper position the columella...

I certainly see the fullness in your tip that is bothering you. The question becomes can the additional surgery and associated surgical trauma achieve your goals safely. As we continue to operate on the same area, the results become less predictable, the surgery becomes more challenging and...

You had your exam by your surgeon. It will take months to determine the final result.Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA

The tip can be strengthened through multiple maneuvers and the aesthetic improved as well.Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of rhinoplasties and rhinoplasty revisions each year. Then look at the plastic surgeon's website before and after photo galleries to...