My Nose is Quite Bulbous, and at 50, I Believe Has Begun to Grow* How Difficult Would a Correction Be for Me? (photo)

For the concerns you mention, you would be an excellent candidate for rhinoplasty. The widened and round tip can be easily treated. As we get older this nasal tip rotates inferiorly. The best example to to compare a baby's nasal tip (highly rotated) and grandma's nasal tip (de-rotated).

 

Be healthy and be well,

 

James M. Ridgway, MD, FACS

Hello,

 

Aging causes your nasal tip to become bulbous and a rhinoplasty addressing the tip's cartilage and narrowing it.

I encourage you to consult with board certified surgeons of ample experience in that field who will help you make a well informed decision; commendable results require exceptionally skilled surgeons.

I hope this helps.

The best of luck to you.

Dr. Sajjadian

Yes your tip is wide and I often do minor nose surgery on my patients who are having facelifts, etc. See an experienced surgeon for a consultation.

Thank you for your question.  Your concerns are very common for patients interested in rhinoplasty surgery. A bulbous tip can be improved quite reliably using basic tip refining techniques. Your concerns of a "growing" nose is a common change that occurs to all of us as we age. As the nose ages, some predictable changes occur such as the nasal tip becomes less projected (closer to the face) and more under rotated (droopy tip).   These changes can all be addressed but rhinoplasty surgery to rejuvenate the nose.

This is not an uncommon situation. You could have nice conservative refinement to keep your nose in context with the rest of your face. You can have significant improvement in the width and bulbousity.