Does Extending the Nasal Bridge Make You Lose the Epicanthic Fold?

By augmenting/building the bridge of the nose higher (i.e. through rhinoplasty), this typically would not change epicanthal folds/webs.  Perhaps a small change may occur, but this would probably only be noticeable by you and nobody else.  In order to change the folds/webs, a small procedure called a Z-plasty or W-plasty is needed.  ---

Lengthening the bridge does not affect the epicanthal folds but augmenting the radix at the top of the nose does. When your pull the skin at the top of the nose outward you will efface these folds and you are simulating the effect of a radix implant. This is a different type of implant than the implants usually used to augment the bridge.

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Augmenting the nasal bridge would not typically eliminate an epicanthal fold. The only reliable way to do so is to perform a small soft tissue rearrangement to get the fold to lay flat. I hope this information is helpful.Stephen Weber MD, FACS
Lone Tree Facial Plastic Surgeon