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If there is fullness in this area at the base of the caudal septum, the area can be reduced through a closed approach.Find a board certified plastic surgeon who performs hundreds of rhinoplasties and rhinoplasty revisions each year. Then look at the plastic surgeon's website before and after photo galleries to get a sense of who can deliver the results. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
Nasal spine reduction can be performed through a internal columellar incision. The nasal spine is exposed and can be infractured with an osteotome or completely removed. In general, the nasal spine does not need to be completed resected. In most rhinoplasties, the nasal spine is not addressed. Consult a board certified plastic surgeon with an expertise in rhinoplasty.Best wishes
Nasal spine reduction can be done from an incision inside the nose or from under the lip. It involves removing the protruding nasal spine bone and sometimes a bit of the septum attached to it.
Reducing the nasal spine is also known as a columellar-plasty. This involves shaving both bone and cartilage from the nasal spine, columella and trimming back skin on both sides of the columella as well. This can be accomplished with a closed rhinoplasty approach with all the incisions placed on the inside of the nose. For many examples of a columellar plasty, please see the link below
The tip and bridge can certainly be improved.Find a board certified plastic surgeon who performs hundreds of rhinoplasties and rhinoplasty revisions each year. Then look at the plastic surgeon's website before and after photo galleries to get a sense of who can deliver the results....
Thanks for the photos. You have advantages of the attractive "hapa" look and can be proud to carry both Asian and European features. Your epicanthal folds give the impression that your eyes appear too far apart and this can be corrected without a rhinoplasty, unless you really...
It is very early after surgery right now so it would be best to follow your surgeon's advice and wait for the nose to heal. It's hard to say whether your nostrils will become more symmetric over time. Often as the swelling resolves there can be quite a bit of change, though.Continue to follow up...
It is still too early to make a determination about the final result.The nose can be swollen for up to a year or more. Swelling will depend upon the nature of maneuvers employed, presence of grafts or implants, thickness of skin, open vs closed, revision vs primary, etc. Kenneth Hughes,...
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