The right side of my nose is slightly sunken near the tip. Can I build this up to match the left? About how much recovery?

This may be reasonable, but an exam would be necessary to assess the feasibility.Find a board certified plastic surgeon who performs hundreds
of rhinoplasties and rhinoplasty revisions each year. Then look at the
plastic surgeon's website before and after photo galleries to get a
sense of who can deliver the results. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Rhinoplasty to build up sunken parts of nose can be done with septal cartilage. Recovery is only a few days if done by an experienced surgeon. 

A set of photos would be helpful. Going off of your description, a cartilage graft or suturing techniques can createpermanent improvement to the tip of your nose. It does require surgery. Alternatively, fillers such as juvederm or restalyene can be injected into fill the contour irregularity. It does require ongoing treatments, but doesn't require surgery.Good Luck

It is difficult to tell without images or an in person consultation. Most often, a sunken area on the nose could be corrected either with fillers or surgery depending on the anatomy of your nose. The bump in your nose can definitely be improved with surgery. With surgery, your right side of your nose can be improved so that it matches more to the left side of your nose. I would highly recommend scheduling a few consultations with board-certified facial plastic surgeons who have the experience and expertise in rhinoplasties.

Dear Nose Woes;



If you
have unevenness,dips and grooves in your nose, you may be a candidate for nonsurgical
rhinoplasty.That procdure is also known as
injection rhinoplasty; in it, injection filler material is placed under the skin to
fill the dips, depressions and even out the contour.



But without
photos, it's hard to say.It may be
that you do need surgery to correct some of the issues, particularly the rises
which could not be concealed with the fillers.



You
should know about this newer trend in nasal surgery because many people have
been spared a surgical rhinoplasty or even a revision rhinoplasty after multiple
revision rhinoplasties.

Our point: you need to consult with someone who has all the tools in his toolbox,
including the expertise of  using such fillers.Some fillers last longer than others while some are permanent.The grand champion of permanent fillers is
medical-grade liquid silicone.While it
is an off-label use, the product is universally accepted with nearly zero chance
of causing any reactions.As a matter of fact,
the FDA approval is for use inside the eyeball. What does that tell you? It is a safe product with a 60-year record in
the United States. Only microdroplets
are needed to correct the problems.



Many
practices appreciate the value of this to their patients because, obviously,
there is a great savings of time and money, no trips to the operating room and,
after the office treatment, no signs like severe swelling or
bruising to document the experience.



Check it
out.Visit my, and other,
websites. More and more
information on non-surgical rhinoplasty is becoming available.



Best
wishes,



Robert
Kotler, MD, FACS

Over
4,000 nasal procedures performed

Author,
SECRETS OF A BEVERLY HILLS COSMETIC
SURGEON

Author,
THE ESSENTIAL COSMETIC SURGERY COMPANION

 Rhinoplasty for an asymmetrical tip will involve harvesting of septal cartilage inside the nasal septum and grafting it into the depressed area of the tip.  When significant asymmetry of the nasal tip cartilages exists, there are other techniques such as suturing of the lower lateral cartilages that may need be undertaken to make the nose look symmetrical. This type of procedure is still a full rhinoplasty under general anesthesia as an outpatient surgical procedure.

It is possible to build up one side of the nose to straighten or fill to match your favorite side. How much recovery is only a guess until a specific plan is in place.