My nose bridge is not normal - how can I fix it? (Photo)

I understand wanting your nose bridge to look more balanced with the rest of your face. From your photo, the bridge appears somewhat prominent, but a single photo—especially one taken at close range—can distort facial proportions and make the nose look different than it does in person.

The best way to address your concern depends on what you mean by “not normal.” If your nose bridge has a bump or uneven contour, nonsurgical rhinoplasty with dermal filler may camouflage certain irregularities and create a smoother-looking profile. However, fillers add volume rather than reduce the size of the nose, and they cannot correct every structural concern.

If the bridge is naturally wide, prominent, or asymmetrical, or if you want to reduce its size or change its underlying structure, surgical rhinoplasty may be a more appropriate option.

It's also important to know that filler injections in the nose carry a rare but serious risk of vascular complications, including skin damage and vision loss. Treatment should only be considered after an assessment by a qualified, experienced medical professional.

Your nose doesn't necessarily need correcting just because it looks different to you. The goal is to understand the specific feature you want to change and choose an approach that suits your facial anatomy and expectations.

Based on your photos, you appear to have a wide and somewhat crooked nasal appearance on front view. I would not suggest a non-surgical nose job treatment since that would result in an even wider nasal appearance. Consider meeting with several reputable rhinoplasty specialists who offer computer Imaging so you could see what might be best for you moving forward. I hope this helps. Sincerely, Dr Joseph

It looks to me like you may have a deviated septum and/or need to get a spreader graft on the left side.

A profile view of the nasal bridge would have been extremely helpful. I have been using fillers successfully for several decades already for nonsurgically treating all kinds of nasal bridge bumps, humps and saddle nose depressions. Treatment usually takes only a about ten minutes in experienced hands and the results are typically immediate, elicit a "Wow!" and engender little to no significant downtime. You would be wise to make sure to consult with an experienced, cosmetic dermatologist filler expert. Best of luck.

A closed rhinoplasty approach can accomplish narrowing the bridge line, refining the nasal tip, and making your nose straighter. There's no perfect nose, just improvements. With closed rhinoplasty, all of the incisions are placed on the inside of the nose, and there's no painful packing required either

It doesn't look like anything bad happened; it's just that the bridge of your nose is wider than an "average" nose. It's almost certainly possible to narrow it in a rhinoplasty -- that's part of almost every rhinoplasty operation.

How *much* to narrow the bridge, or make other changes? We figure that out with morphs, well before surgery. I'd love for you to see some excellent professionally-designed morphs of what could possibly be done with your nose. Morphs could also help you identify better just what's bothering you, and help you set a goal for the rhinoplasty that's accurate for your tastes. Profile and three-quarter views would be particularly important in morphing your nose. (Side note: in my opinion, morphs should really be done by the surgeon, or he should direct an assistant as she makes the morphs. Morphs should be made with a constant eye to what actually *can* be done in surgery, for that particular nose, and the surgeon has that information and judgment best.)

Finally, remember that rhinoplasty is an exquisitely difficult operation to get right, and you should only have surgery if you are able to make yourself very confident in your surgeon's skills. The changes that your nose needs require techniques and skill that most plastic surgeons don't possess with expertise. It's much better to not have surgery than to have inexpertly-performed surgery. Read my essay on how to stay out of trouble while selecting a rhinoplasty surgeon. And it also discusses how to take photos that are best for online evaluations.

Wide nasal bridge: based on the picture you show, you appear to have a very wide nasal bridge. This would be addressed in a routine rhinoplasty, along with some refinement of the tip as well.