Can this hump be restored?

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Sometimes we don’t appreciate something until it is gone. My old nose was beautiful and I miss it a lot. The hump was smoothed down during a closed rhinoplasty, but no other alterations were made. Is restoring this hump a reasonable request? And if so, would it require an open or closed incision?

David M. Kowalczyk, MD, MBA, FACS · Answer

Good Morning! Yes, you can do things to improve the profile, especially the hump. An open or closed approach would work. I prefer open as I can be more precise. Options to re-create a hump would be adding grafting material such as cartilage or fascia on top of the bridge to augment it. I would avoid anything like a silicone implant. Filler could work as well though the results are temporary. It's difficult to get back to exactly what your nose looked like before. But, improvements can be made. Hope this helps.

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