Radix Graft for Rhinoplasty

Hi,

Rhinoplasty is an art as much as a science. It is crucial to make sure your surgeons spends adequate time analyzing your face and nose. This should be done not just in the frontal view of your nose but also the profile, oblique and base views should be carefully examined.

The complex anatomy of the nose in relation to the facial features (eyes, cheeks, width of the face, upper lip and chin) needs to be systematicaly evaluated.

Revision Rhinoplasty requires a surgeon who has had extensive training  and experience in all aspects of nose surgery and rhinoplasty. Your surgeon has to have passion for rhinoplasty and be dedicated to get the best possible result.

Lengthening the nose can be done by a variety of techniques but it should be done in the context of ratios and proportions of the other facial and nasal features.

Hope this was helpful.

Dr. Sajjadian

Improperly fashioned radix graft can give one an appearance of eyes being too close together.  The graft has to be positioned in such a way as not to make the upper part of the nasal bridge too wide, it creates a "funny look" in that area.  Revision rhinoplasty is a rather complex operation requiring lots of experience and expertise.  There are few different  ways to lengthen the nose, and radix grafting is rarely successful as a stand alone maneuver.  Make sure your surgeon carefully analyzes your nasal anatomy to determine precisely what surgical techniques are required to achieve your goals.

Radix grafts will help improve a hump related to a deep radix.  The effect on the front view is typically subtle unless a larger radix graft is used (which is not a good idea for other reasons).