Rhinoplasty on thick skin. Do you think my ideal nose is achievable? (Photo)

Indeed, your reservations are justified because thick skin can be a limiting factor on the results on Rhinoplasty, however, Plastic Surgeons have a very wide variety of techniques they can use to optimise your results.

This will most likely require an Open Tip Rhinoplasty, with Tip Grafts. This will provide better definition, especially in the case of thick skin. Of course, a full consultation is required before you have the final recommend of this specific technique.

Some improvement on the tip width and definition is possible with rhinoplasty surgery for persons with thick skin. It is better for you to consult with a facial plastic surgeon who can examine your nasal tissue and discuss the degree of improvement that can be achieved.

Thank you for your question and sharing your photographs.

The Target shape that you have posted shows a different type of skin and the cartilage contours are slightly visible through it. It is not possible to achieve something of this type in your case.

In terms of the characteristics of the change, in your situation it is possible to change to a narrower framework for the nasal tip and to reduce some of the soft tissue thickness. Combined with additional cartilage support from the nasal septum this can lead to an increase in definition of the nasal tip.

Planning surgery for the thicker skin in rhinoplasty means adjusting the goal is to be aligned with the soft tissue characteristics