How can I make my nose more feminine? (Photos)

Question

My nose isn’t crooked. My nostrils are large, from the front it’s somewhat bulbous. I just want a more feminine looking nose that’s not too invasive.

Andrew Miller, MD · Answer

Based on your photos, you are a great candidate for rhinoplasty. The nose can be made shorter while taking down some height on the bridge. The tip can also be reshaped to look thinner. After that is done, the nostrils may have to be brought in some as well. Be sure to see a rhinoplasty expert for consultation that can also do computer imaging at the same time to see how you might want it to look.

Gary M. Horndeski, MD · Answer

Your nasal columella angle is less than 90 degrees and it should be at 110 degrees. This will need to be rotated upward. You have a super tip hollow that needs to be corrected. The tip of the nose needs to be refined. You have a long nose to upper lip length and this could be improved with a lip lift. You also have a very small chin and may benefit from a chin implant. You would benefit from a rhinoplasty, lip lift and chin implant.

Best Wishes,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.

Best Wishes,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.

Paul E. Chasan, MD, FACS · Answer

Thank you for your question. You are an excellent candidate for rhinoplasty. I think it is one of the most beautifying surgeries that we do as plastic surgeons. A large portion of my practice is dedicated to rhinoplasty surgery. It is important to only see plastic surgeons with extensive experience in rhinoplasty, ie perform at least 6 per month and have performed hundreds of cases. Also, critically evaluate on-line galleries to see if their art form resonates with yours. Rhinoplasty is definitely a grey-haired plastic surgeon's sport. You should be able to have a beautiful result and would enhance your face dramatically. Best wishes to you.

Richard G. Reish, MD, FACS · Answer

Hello and thank you for your question. Based on your photographs, you are a great candidate for rhinoplasty. Maneuvers for your surgery would include dorsal hump reduction, tip refinement, nasal tip deprojection, tip elevation, among other maneuvers. Make sure you are going to a surgeon with hundreds of long-term before and after pictures on their website with standardized lighting and standardized backgrounds. With good surgical technique, you could have an outstanding result. I recommend that you seek consultation with a qualified board-certified rhinoplasty surgeon who can evaluate you in person.

Best wishes and good luck.

Richard G. Reish, M.D. FACS
Harvard-trained board certified plastic surgeon

Best wishes and good luck.

Richard G. Reish, M.D. FACS
Harvard-trained board certified plastic surgeon

Zoran Potparic, MD · Answer

It appears, based on these less-than-perfect photos, that you are a good candidate for rhinoplasty. Your next step should be in-person consultation with a board-certified plastic surgeon with good reputation in rhinoplasty. Good luck.

Randal Haworth, MD, FACS · Answer

Photos taken at one angle and in uncertain light limit what anyone can say, but what you describe, a straight nose that looks somewhat bulbous from the front with large nostrils, is a tip-and-base problem rather than a bridge problem. A feminine nose usually reads as a more refined tip, nostrils in proportion to the rest of the face, and a smooth, gentle line on profile, not simply a smaller nose. Bulbousness can come from wide or convex tip cartilages, thick skin, or both. Cartilage can be reshaped with sutures and conservative trimming, while thick skin limits how much definition is realistic. Large nostrils may be narrowed with a modest alar base reduction, which leaves small scars in the crease where the nostril meets the cheek. When the bridge does not need to be touched, a tip-focused rhinoplasty can be a less involved operation than a full one, although "not too invasive" should never mean under-planning the structure. I would suggest an in-person consultation, with front, profile and base views, with a board-certified surgeon who does a great deal of rhinoplasty.

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