I had major over projection and my nose looked crooked so he fixed that and rounded the tip and for some reason i think I look worse without the columella. Like too round and bozo looking. Will it drop at all?. My first surgery about 15 years ago was to remove the bump but they didn't too much to the tip. I know there's a lot of swelling but need some advice about whether or not the columella looks ok? Looks like I have none - it's parallel to the nostrils.
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Hi Christina, you do appear to have some columellar excess. This can be corrected by either raising the columella higher into the nose or by lower the nostrils down on the sides, or sometimes by doing a combination of both. It's probably best to have an in-person consultation for accurate a...
It is always best to do the least amount of surgery to get the best possible result. A columellar strut alone with some rotation techniques can achieve elevation of the nasal tip.RegardsDr. J
Each time a rhinoplasty or revision is performed irreversible changes in the coverage, supporting structures and lining occur....even when subtle, these phenomena affect the appearance of the nose...the changes in your nostrils appear to be the most challengingthat said, many of the changes made...