Can I Possibly lose weight from my nose?

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Hi I'm 14 years old and I used to have a small nose when I was small, but now my nose from the tip is fat and I was wondering if I could lose weight from my nose.

Ali Riza Öreroglu, MD · Answer

A person's weight does not affect the size of their nose. Your nose will not change in shape or size if you lose or gain weight. A reduction in size can only be achieved by a rhinoplasty surgery. It would be best to wait until your skeletal growth is completed before deciding to have a rhinoplasty surgery though.Hope this helps,Ali Rıza Öreroğlu, MD FEBOPRASEuropean and Turkish Board Certified Aesthetic, Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeonIstanbul, Turkey

Yucel Sarialtin, MD · Answer

In fact, the nose does not lose weight but if it can be changed by the growth of the cartigalo it is the shape. What I recommend is that you wait a few more years to know if you need a rhinoplasty but you are not yet in age for it.

good luck!!

good luck!!

Ronald J. Edelson, MD · Answer

It is pretty unlikely that weight change will have any effect on the appearance of your nose.  At your age, you're too young to consider nasal surgery. Wait a few years to see how your nose changes.

Toby Mayer, MD · Answer

Weight loss will not decrease nose size. Only removing tissue will do this. This is based on 35 years of rhinoplasty.

Roy A. David, MD · Answer

Most noses look "fat" because of thick skin- as opposed to a large amount of fat. It would be virtually impossible to shrink a nose through dieting or weight loss. When you have stopped growing, you and your parents can consult with a board certified facial plastic surgeon to see if rhinoplasty may be an option. Good Luck!

Frederic H. Corbin, MD (license restricted) · Answer

I agree with Dr Demars about weight loss having no affect on the nose though change in shape may occur as you get older.Dr Corbin

Richard W. Fleming, MD (retired) · Answer

After doing this work for many years I've never seen a patient lose weight from their nose. Surgery will be necessary to reduce the nose so it is proportional with your surrounding facial features.

Ronald V. DeMars, MD (Retired) · Answer

There is little if any nasal change with weight change. But noses do change with age. For girls, most of the changes are done by 15-16, for boys it is 5 more years.

Can I Possibly lose weight from my nose?

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