Is It Possible to Get Your Nose Lowered on Your Face?

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My nose is slightly too high on my face. It has a huge bump, and the bones are too wide-set. I'm planning on getting a rhinoplasty in a couple of years. I feel like when I get my nose thinner, it will look even more apparent (the space between my nose and lips). It it possible to slightly move the nose lower, or maybe move the nostrils lower? I forgot to mention, I have a long septum, so would it be possible to lower the nostrils to where the septum is? Thank you,

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

The alar base can be lowered a bit, or the lip dimension can be altered.  Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials 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

Thomas A. Lamperti, MD · Answer

It sounds like you may have a long upper lip. It's not typical to move the nostrils and nose downward like you describe. However, an upper lip lift can be considered to shorten the distance between your lip and nose.

	You can read about the lip lift procedure at my web reference link below.

Richard Parfitt, MD · Answer

Often, it's not the absolute position of the nose that is the problem, but rather it's the facial proportions that make the difference.  If the lip appears long compared to the length of the nose, then shortening the lip may be the answer.  This can be done with a procedure called "lip lift".  This not only shortens the upper lip, making it more esthetically proportionate to the length of the nose, but it also has the effect of pulling the nostrils down a little and rotating the lip out more and making the upper lip look bigger.  All of these changes may be beneficial.  However, to be certain, your surgeon should carefully analyze your facial features, at least with photographs, and preferably in person. Lowering the nostril attachment without raising the lip is not commonly done.  The columella can also be raised at the same time, again to keep as many aspects of good facial esthetics in proportion.

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