is it possible and if so has it been done before to increase the vertical length of the nose from the front profile in order to fix a long philtrum wich is cause by a short nose commonly seen in African and asian people who commonly have this problem and no don't suggest any lip liftds because that will fix the long philtrum but will make face worse as midface is ideally proportionate with an ideal 1:1 ratio and ideal eye separation ratio of 0.46 and fwhr of 1:2 and lips are ideally full and ideally proportioned 1.4:1 so any augmentation of lip lift will just mess with both the midface and the lips wich will just make it worse than having the long phitrum as the problem is the nose, the nose just needs to be moved down the whole thing and this isn't a problem to be solved with increase in tip projection or rotation of the tip to create a more acute nasolabial angle as those are all fine the nose just needs to literally move down a few mm including the alar base and spetem just the whole thing if yk what I mean I hope I've made what I mean very clear as when I search for this online it just show with increasing nasal tip projection as well as rating nasal tip to create a more acute nasal labiral angle and increase the height of the nasal bridge for those with a very flat and if not almost non exisnat nasal bridge commonly seen in like east asians pls lmk only thing is lefort 2 mayb to increase nasal length but then do a lefort 1 to make the actual upper jaw bac
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Answer: You do not appear to have an excessively long philtrum.
Based on your isolated photo, I suspect what you are feeling is the bottom of your nasal septum which appears to be long, and possibly crooked. This is associated with a hanging columella and excessive nostril show. If this is causing you to have severe dissatisfaction with the appearance of...
Based on your photos, you are a great candidate for tip rhinoplasty. It can be narrowed and better supported without having to touch your bridge. Be sure to see a rhinoplasty expert for consultation.
External nasal asymmetry can be caused by a number of factors including septal asymmetry, positioning of the upper and lower cartilages of the nose, prior trauma and nasal bone asymmetry, among other things. A septoplasty, in isolation, is typically done for functional concerns alone. If...
