At start, i wanted osteomy, which supposedly breaks the cartilage to make your nose slimmer. However, it will be too much for my nose and it will make my alar base look wider. If i were to get it done, it will have to be a lil useless. I have seen other black women with wide nasal cartilage/bones yet a higher nose bridge. So theirs look less flat than mine does on camera. I want it to look like picture 1 & 2. 4th is mine contoured (i would like to achieve that more) and 3rd is mine without it
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Answer: We usually perform osteotomies with dorsal nasal implants.
Hello and thank you for your question and the pictures. You actually have a difficult problem. To properly address your nose and improve your facial balance, you would need a rhinoplasty with nasal tip deprojection to improve the overall harmony of your different facial features. This would also...
The internal nasal valves comprise the nasal septum, the turbinates, and the upper lateral cartilages. External nasal valves are largely formed by the lower lateral tip cartilage. Obstruction after septorhinoplasty surgery can be caused by narrowing of either the internal or external nasal...
Removing a dorsal nasal implant may be uncomfortable with simply local anesthetic. This may be considered with either an open or a closed approach, depending on the expertise and familiarity of your surgeon. That said, we have not removed gortex from anybody sooner than one year after surgery....
