I hate that my columella becomes very narrow at the bottom of my nose at the base. It gives my nose a V shape. Is it possible to add width to the lowest part of the nose?
March 9, 2017
Answer: Rhinoplasty: increasing the width at the bottom of the tip Rhinoplasty is a surgery to improve the shape of the nose for breathing or appearance.The columella is the band of skin between your nostrils. As you go farther out, the area under the tip beyond your nostrils is your infratip lobule. When you look at someone straight-on, you are seeing their infratip lobule. The width of the infratip lobule may be adjusted. The ideal shape of the nostrils and infratip is a "gull-in-flight" M with very soft curve. I like to use 3D computer simulation to get on the same page as my patients when I explain these concepts, before moving onto surgery. Safety comes first.
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March 9, 2017
Answer: Rhinoplasty: increasing the width at the bottom of the tip Rhinoplasty is a surgery to improve the shape of the nose for breathing or appearance.The columella is the band of skin between your nostrils. As you go farther out, the area under the tip beyond your nostrils is your infratip lobule. When you look at someone straight-on, you are seeing their infratip lobule. The width of the infratip lobule may be adjusted. The ideal shape of the nostrils and infratip is a "gull-in-flight" M with very soft curve. I like to use 3D computer simulation to get on the same page as my patients when I explain these concepts, before moving onto surgery. Safety comes first.
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March 10, 2017
Answer: Increasing the width of columella Yes, it is possible. While this is an unusual request by itself without wanting to change other features of the nose, the short answer is yes. Placing a cartilage graft there for the purposes of balancing the width of the columella is possible and something I use frequently in selected patients. Usually changing several components of the nose (bridge, tip, nostrils, columella) are undertaken all at once to "balance" the nose appearance to give the most facial harmony.
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March 10, 2017
Answer: Increasing the width of columella Yes, it is possible. While this is an unusual request by itself without wanting to change other features of the nose, the short answer is yes. Placing a cartilage graft there for the purposes of balancing the width of the columella is possible and something I use frequently in selected patients. Usually changing several components of the nose (bridge, tip, nostrils, columella) are undertaken all at once to "balance" the nose appearance to give the most facial harmony.
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