Is It Possible to Lower Your Columella Wih a Cartilage Graft?

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I would like for my nose to look more like say, penelope cruz's or priyanka chopra's in siE of the hanging columella. My nose is wide, it also has a slightly retracted columella now. I was wondering is it possible to make it a hanging columella through surgery? I think that hanging volume lad are so beautiful.

Sam Naficy, MD, FACS · Answer

It is accurate that cartilage grafts can lower columella and correct a retracted columella.  The cartilage may have to come from places other than the nose

Thomas A. Lamperti, MD · Answer

A retracted columella can be lowered using grafting techniques. You would need to discuss how far down you want the columella to go with your surgeon but it certainly is possible to change.

Clyde Mathison, MD · Answer

Altering a columella is a standard rhinoplasty maneuver.  A surgeon can either use a columellar-extension graft, which is a larger piece of cartilage sewn directly to the septum.  Or, the surgeon can use a crushed cartilage plumping graft, which can easily be placed in the office under local anestheisa.  The technique utilized depends on the patient, the nose, the desired changes, and the surgeon's experience.

Ashkan Ghavami, MD · Answer

The short answer is of course you can lower and completely reshape the columella with grafting. Shaping and balancing the columella and how it flows with your nostrils, nasal tip, and alar rims.  Make sure your surgeon understands this delicate balance by looking closely at his/her before after gallery.

Fereydoon S. Mahjouri, MD · Answer

It could have been easier to address your question about possibility of loweing your coloumella by adding a cartilage graft, had you posted your photo( profile). Adding a cartilage graft to the soft coloumella, in front of the lower part of septum, is certainly one of the most common procedures to address your concern.

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Is It Possible to Lower Your Columella Wih a Cartilage Graft?

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