Double jaw surgery making nose more upturned? (photos)

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I'm having double jaw surgery to correct overbite soon. I'll have the maxilla brought a bit fwd by preop braces and upper jaw surgery consisting of maxillary impaction. I'll also have BSSO and sliding genio. My concern is that my nose is already bulbous and very upturned - is upper jaw surgery going to make it even more so? Is there any way to prevent this from happening? If that does happen, would it be difficult to correct with a rhinoplasty? Thank you!

Gerald Wittenberg, MSc, DMD (retired) · Answer

The maxillary surgery will change the nasal tip/base of nose to some degree. However, everyone's nose is slightly different in the form and also the 'thickness' of the tissues; so you will get some changes which will be positive. But, yes, the tip will rise up and you already have a nasal tip which is slightly elevated; and a nasal tip which is a bit wide/bulbous. So ideally, you would be 'ok' with a 'tip rhinoplasty' after 6 months of healing from  the maxillary surgery. But be open about the shape result because some changes just take time to get used to, in the final analysis

Double jaw surgery making nose more upturned? (photos)

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