Is Raising the Nose Bridge a Risky Surgery?

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my nose points down. Is raiseing the nose bridge risky? My nose is so bad fillers wont work...

Otto Joseph Placik, MD · Answer

If your nose points down, raising the bridge will make this look even more prominent. Your goal should be the opposite; lowering the bridge and raising the tip with suture suspension or a graft.

William Portuese, MD · Answer

Raising the nasal bridge is a common procedure done during a rhinoplasty procedure. Synthetic tissues as well as the patient&rsquo;s own cartilage are frequently used to improve the dorsal aesthetic line and augment in the nasal bridge. It is also important to make sure that the tip and the mid third of the nose will balance with the remainder of the new bridge.

Amir Moradi, MD · Answer

Ones nose has to be functional and match the rest of the face.  Nasal surgery is a procedure that may require both reduction and augmentation as part of the same surgery.  The majority of Rhinoplasties performed in our facility require the use of cartilage to strenghten the nasal tip and support the airway at the same time make the nose match the rest of the face.

G. Gregory Gallico III, MD · Answer

Rhinoplasty can change your nose shape in many ways, depending on what you want your nose to look like.

	The various parts of the nose can be reduced, lifted up, turned down, elevated or wahtever you like to achieve the nsoe shape you want.

	The nose shape you want can be worked out by computer simulation before surgery so that you show the surgeon the shape of the nose you desire.

	G. Gregory Gallico, III, MD, FACS
	Associate Professor, Plastic Surgery
	Massachusetts General Hospital
	170 Commonwealth Avenue
	Boston, MA 02116
	Tel: 617-267-5553
	Fax: 617-267-5507
	ggallico@partners.org

Steven Wallach, MD · Answer

A rhinoplasty can be performed to raise the tip of the nose.  Withotu photos or an evaluation it would be difficult to tell you what could benefit you.

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Is Raising the Nose Bridge a Risky Surgery?

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Answer: Rhinoplasty can correct the nose shape that concerns you.

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