Have you heard of (and do you perform) "shuttle lifting of the nose"?

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I see this procedure is performed in Europe, but I don't know if it's done here. From what I've read, it appears more effective than the suture lift I've been told about by doctors here. I have a drooping tip and this seems ideal but I don't want to go to England for a procedure if it's done here. Thanks for your thoughts Here is the full article on it: https://academic.oup.com/asj/a...

Steven M. Denenberg, MD · Answer

It goes against everything I've learned in doing rhinoplasties for 36 years. You shouldn't ask a stitch to hold the nose up: you should do the work so the nose stays up without the pull of the stitch. This technique doesn't allow detailed work on the shape of the tip cartilages. You are at the mercy of the stitch for the height of the bridge. It makes the upper part of the nose, below the eyebrows, too prominent.
It's like all the skin care products. Something that looks too easy to work great, probably *is* too easy to work great!I usually make computer morphs when I'm answering a RealSelf question, to show the changes that are possible for the nose with a rhinoplasty. For example see this page:FacialSurgery.com/RealSelf/RealSelf_Morphs.html
But unfortunately you didn't submit any photos. See the "Web reference" link, just below my post. At the *very* bottom of the Web reference page is a link to instructions on taking photos that are comprehensive and useful for online consultations like this, in case you'd like a more complete evaluation.

William Portuese, MD · Answer

There are many reasons the tip of the nose is droopy which can be addressed with a closed rhinoplasty procedure by making all of the incisions placed on the inside of the nose. Rhinoplasty for the droopy tip is a very complicated procedure, so choose your surgeon based on extensive experience producing natural results from their rhinoplasty photo gallery. Digital computer imaging is also helpful to time of the consultation to understand what can and cannot be accomplished with a surgical procedure on your nose. For more information  and many before-and-after examples of droopy nasal tips lifted with closed rhinoplasty, please see the video and the link below

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