Only side profile rhinoplasty? (Photo)

The side profile of your nose is caused by the height of your nasal bones and your nasal cartilages. To obtain more of a slope in your nasal side profile, the bone, and the cartilage would need to be trimmed and lowered. If the lowering is only a couple of millimeters, that’s all that needs to be done. If the lowering is more than that, lowering the profile will result in the upper portion of your nose looking slightly wider in the frontal view. This is because from the top of your nasal dorsum downward, your nasal bones slope outward. As you lower your nasal dorsum the width of your nose appears to get wider. To correct this and return to your normal nasal proportions the nasal bones need to be moved inward, which is a very simple addition to lowering your nasal dorsum. Have a detailed discussion with your plastic surgeon. Best wishes.

It is possible to only change the dorsum of your nose so it changes the side profile. You do not appear to need anything done from the frontal view. You have a straight dorsum and do not recommend a concave "ski slope". However, this is your choice.

Best Wishes,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.

Yes this is absolutely possible. Changes to the shape of the dorsum is the most common inciting reason for patients to sit in front of rhinoplasty surgeons.
Focusing strictly on the dorsum may minimize swelling and bruising, but downtime is relatively the same. Rate limiting step in rhinoplasty is bone healing, and when you do a dorsal hump takedown you take the arched roof off the dorsum. If you just leave this your nose will appear super wide on frontal view. So to close this 'open roof deformity', your surgeon must break your nasal bones and narrow them again.
Standard recovery, moderate chance of bruising. Minimal pain, out of work for one week, no significant physical activity for 3 weeks. You're a great candidate.
Hope this is helpful!