To What Extent Can You Lengthen the Nose?

A nose can safely be lengthened after prior surgery.  The most common reason noses appear short after rhinoplasty is that the tip becomes overrotated (or too upturned).  Pulling the tip back down requires strong cartilage grafting to hold it in place.  If septal cartilage was harvested during the primary procedure, rib cartilage is often necessary during the revision. 

It is possible to lengthen the nose, but it depends on the individual's anatomy. It is usually a challenging endeavor that requires multiple techniques.

      Provided no skin was removed and the skin was not compromised, the nose can be lengthened to fill the residual skin envelope.  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 get a sense of who can deliver the results.

Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA