Short nose. Can I get a rhinoplasty to prolong my nose? (Photo)

You definitely need rib cartilage to lengthen the nose and increase tip projection. There is no way in hell that you can use extra skin from the nose "to bring down the sides of the nose without using cartilage material". I would run away from this surgeon immediately. I recommend seeing an American Board of Plastic Surgery certified plastic surgeon with extensive rhinoplasty experience / practice.

Hi from Istanbul, thanks for your question. It is possible to lengthen the nose with extension grafts. By adding cartilage to the tip of the septum and releasing the nasal tip cartilages, we can effectively address the shortness of the nose. In my practice, I primarily use rib cartilage for augmentation. The specific roadmap can be determined with a personal consultation. Hope this helps, best of luck!

In the hands of an experienced Asian rhinoplasty surgeon, rib cartilage remains the best graft material in terms of permanence and aesthetics to create projection, augmentation and lengthening. Your nasal framework consists of cartilage, and cartilage from the rib can be used to supplement and reinforce this to change the shape, length and height of the nose.

Ear cartilage for the alar margins is not necessary as properly performed rhinoplasty with rib cartilage will achieve this in a far more elegant manner. It sounds as though the surgeon may be referring to composite grafts from the ear, but this presents an aesthetically inferior option to integrated alar rim grafts.