Can I Make my Nose Bridge Flatter? (Photo)

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So... I want to know if there's any way to make my nose bridge flatter? also i kinda want my nose to look smaller because it's wide and it has no "shape" like... all i see is a triangle with no shape. Here's a picture of my nose front-view, i'd like to make it smaller but not like Michael Jackson or that stuff lol also, a pic of my side profile, showing the part of my nose i'd like to make flatter, do you think it's possible? Is it too painful?

Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD · Answer

The provided photographs are very poor quality. If there is a desire to lower the bridge this can easily be done with a rhinoplasty.

Darryl J. Blinski, MD · Answer

Yes a rhinoplasty can improve the appearance of your nose. Yes there is a few days of pain that is easily controlled with pain meds.

Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD · Answer

Rhinoplasty can reshape the nose in many ways, including the bridge of the nose. When you mean a flatter bridge I assume you mean lower in height and not just a flat profile. It appears you would like more of a slightly concave dorsal profile as opposed to a straight line dorsal profile. That can be accomplished by standard rhinoplasty techniques. Make sure you have done some computer imaging before surgery with your surgeon so there is not any miscommunication as to exactly what you want.

William Portuese, MD · Answer

To make the nasal bridge less projecting and more flat, a dorsal hump will need to be removed from the nasal bridge. This involves shaving cartilage and bone and in most cases performing osteotomies to narrow the nasal bones as well.  Remember, the nose is a three-dimensional structure, so it must look good not in one dimension, but in all 3 dimensions. Please see the link below  to our rhinoplasty photo gallery to see how we have accomplished hump reduction.

Remus Repta, MD · Answer

Hello,

	Thank you for the question and the photos.  A rhinoplasty procedure can shape the bridge of the nose as well as the tip.  I would seek consultation with several board certified plastic surgeons and discuss your nose shaping goal.  The desired changes that you have described are very reasonable and are within the scope and ability of a rhinoplasty procedure.

	All the best,

	Dr. Remus Repta

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Answer: Rhinoplasty can shape the nasal bridge and nasal tip

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