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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

 

A rhinoplasty is one of the most personal plastic surgery procedures a patient can have. 

It is important to have a long detailed discussion with your Board Certified Plastic Surgeon about what you don't like about your nose and what changes you would like to see. 

Pictures of noses you like can be of great benefit to your surgeon and you should bring those to your consultation. 

There are many options available including lowering the columella though the use of cartilage grafts. 

  Yes, this is called a "plumping graft" which is typically made of gently crushed cartilage placed to fill out the retracted columella.  This can be combined with a Rhinoplasty or done as a separate procedure depending on what else needs to be doen aesthetically to the nose.  Be sure your Rhinoplasty Surgeon understands and follows the proper aesthetics of facial (and nasal) beauty for the creation of a naturally, more attractive nose.