Can I use rhinoplasty as an excuse that I can't breathe properly?

From a side view we usually like for the nasolabial angle to be 95 to 105 degrees. Your angle looks a little higher than that but ultimately that's ok. First, to surgically bring it down is to complicated. The risk benefit ratio is not good. Second, an upturned nose always looks mor...

  The dorsal hump is composed of both bone and cartilage which must be shaved down in order to remove it.  Osteotomies of the nasal bones are then required to close the open roof created from the hump removal, and straighten the crooked nasal bones.  The osteotomies  are performed to re-...

Hi   Thanks for submitting your question.... it's a good one. I do many types of surgery from facial trauma repair and sinus surgery to facelifts and rhinoplasty... despite their differences there are a couple universal truths about surgery that might apply here. First is that your...

I believe you are an excellent candidate for surgery. You overall facial lines are beautiful and you will get a 10/10 score out of it. Your nasal septum is obviously prominent and the chin is too small. With a septal reduction and a chin implant you will see you cheeks and eyes more...

Current recommendations in the plastic surgery literature support a single dose of antibiotic, broad spectrum, within one hour of incision and no post-operative antibiotics.  Post operative infections should be cultured and treated appropriately.  I also recommend for my patients either b...

Dear Jm48 in Los Angeles, California: Your history is very helpful, as well as the photographs.  It is not likely your nose has had a change in architecture.  Rather, this is much more likely a minor problem within the skin.  Either a plastic surgeon or dermatologist can help resolve the is...