Smaller Nose After Excercising at the Gym?

The short answer is that a deviated nasal septum does not by itself cause a bifid tip.  The bifid tip is a result of overgrowth and seperation of the two cartlige units that make up the tip of the nose, called the lower lateral cartilages.  However, the presence of septal...

As others have pointed out, the best cartilage for spreader grafts is septal (or even upper lateral) cartilage. It's a stiff hyaline cartilage and usually straighter, too, than the elastic conchal cartilage of the ear. That said, if septal cartilage is inadequate and the patient doesn't require...

Dear butterfly101, In most cases, if we see sutures inside the nose, then we cut them out and remove them I cannot advise you to remove them on your own as I do not what kind of sutures were used (sometimes we place permanent sutures in) If they bother you and cause a lot of...

It is hard to tell from the photos if you need your bones broken. If you only need the tip narrowed, the bones don't need to be broken. You would also benefit from cutting out a segment of your nostrils, referred to alar wedge excisions. This would reduce the flare of the nostrils which...

The swelling may take several weeks to months to completely resolve. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

It is possible to refine the nasal tip with rhinoplasty surgery. The size of the nostrils can be reduced with an alar base reduction. I would recommend an in-person consult with a board certified rhinoplasty specialist. They may use computer imaging software to morph a photo of your nose and...