My nose bridge appears wider/more flat after Rhinoplasty. Why? (photos)

When there is a hump on the nasal dorsum, the bridge looks narrower, the higher is the hump then the thinnest the bridge looks. When the hump is reduced then that makes the bridge look wider. Imaging that the nasal dorsum is like a cabin roof, if you take the top part off, then the new roof ends being wider. A nasal osteotomy can reduce the width on the nasal dorsum, but there are some limitations on how narrow the bridge can be. Other factors that can make the bridge wider is when spreader grafts are use to avoid a collapse of the middle vault on the nose, or to correct a septal deviation, etc.

Hello,This is a common phenomenon after dorsal hump rasping.  Typically to counteract this effect, the nasal bones are cut and moved closer together. This may or may not have happened to you, but ultimately you appear to have a slightly wider dorsum. If this is displeasing, a minor revision would be necessary to narrow those bones. Typically one should wait a full year.Best of luck!

It is difficult to say exactly what happened in your case, but in some instances reducing the bridge height without breaking the bones can result in a wider appearance from the frontal view. Perhaps this applies in your case. I recommend you discuss this with your surgeon. Best of luck.