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Rhinoplasty commonly addresses undesirable nasal bone contours, from increased width to a prominent dorsal hump. I would recommend a thorough nasal exam from a plastic surgeon with experience in both aesthetic and functional surgery of the nose. It would be important to rule out any obstructive pathology and then subsequently develop a plan to treat your cosmetic concerns. Nasal bone osteotomies (bony cuts) are often utilized to change the shape of the bones.
Wide distance between the nose bones is one the main indications for rhinoplasty and requires more experience to produce smooth and natural outline for the nose. The surgeon often has to remove a small wedge of bone between the septum and the nose bones to allow moving the bones in.Good Luck
The nasal bones can bow laterally for a number of reasons - genetics, trauma, or even from endonasal growth of polyps or prolonged severe nasal obstruction. The only way to determine what is appropriate for you is to undergo a consultation and comprehensive nasal exam with a board certified nasal surgeon, preferably a facial plastic surgeon. Osteotomies (a cut in the nasal bone) are designed to address this width and help provide improved aesthetic lines and symmetry to the nasal framework.
A rhinoplasty procedure can accomplish narrowing a wide nose. Osteotomies of the nasal bones are required to narrowed them. Tip surgery may be also required to narrow the tip so that it will be in proportion to the narrowed bridge line
The base of your nose may be swollen with mild redness of your columellar incision at this point, but visiting your surgeon for sage advice may be best for you. Consider re-asking your query with photos, and more details about the onset of pain and redness. Rosacea may be exacerbated for many...
Dear alli_104, Thank you for your clinical post. Rhinoplasty surgery can be either open or closed. When work is performed on the nasal tip as well as the bridge there is definitely a significant amount of tip swelling. For an open approach there may have been tip support grafts performed and...
Hello,Its difficult to assess based on your photographs whether your nose was relatively short prior to surgery. In my experience, lengthening the nose is performed with cartilage grafting either from the septum or from the ear. It is commonly performed and gives patients excellent and...
