Category: Did You Know | rhinoplasty

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? The Importance of the Nasolabial Angle in Rhinoplasty

The relationship of the nose to the lip is an important consideration in facial aesthetics. Known as the nasolabial angle, this is a measurable angle in profile view between the columellar skin of the nose and the philtrum of the upper lip. This relationship is often changed in rhinoplasty surgery. A recent clinical study has Read More…

The Psychological Aspects of Facial Structural Surgery

There are many reasons that patients request surgical changes to their face. With over twenty different facial regions that can be altered, there are seemingly endless options and combinations. But when you break it down, there are two main reasons for making cosmetic changes to the face. I divide these into either facial anti-aging surgery Read More…

Case Study: Rhinoplasty in the African-American Nose

Background:Changing the inherent shape of the African-American nose is one of the earliest forms of ethnic rhinoplasty in the U.S. The rhinoplasty goal is not to make it look like a Caucasian nose as this is both unnatural and often just ends up just creating an abnormal nose shape that does not fit the face. Read More…

Nasal Tip Projection and the Nasolabial Angle in Rhinoplasty

Concerns about the size and shape of the tip of the nose is one of the most common reasons many patients seek rhinoplasty surgery. Patients want nasal tips that are smaller, more narrow and sometimes even lifted. I have yet to have a patient request a nasal tip that they want to be fuller, wider Read More…

The Reality of Rhinoplasty Recovery

Rhinoplasty can produce some of the most dramatic changes on the appearance of one’s face. Sitting dead center in the face, it is hard to escape what it looks like…and even harder to hide it should it have surgery. Besides the splint and tapes that envelope the nose during the first week after surgery, there Read More…

Septorhinoplasty For Correction of the Roman Nose

News out of the New York Mets baseball camp this week involved more than just baseball and had a plastic surgery flavor. According to numerous media outlets, pitcher Jonathon Niese arrived at camp looking different and stated that he underwent a rhinoplasty in the off season. Admittedly I do not follow New York mets baseball Read More…

The Rejuvenative Effects Of Rhinoplasty

As we age our face undergoes many changes. Almost all of these age-related tissue changes are a downward drift due to gravity as tissues loosen and fall. The development of sagging eyebrows, malar bags, deepening nasolabial folds, jowls and neck wattles are the most recognizeable of these signs. But other facial features also age although Read More…

Case Study: Large Hump Reduction Rhinoplasty

Background: A bump or hump on a nose is a common reason a patient will seek rhinoplasty surgery. A smooth or straight dorsal line is one of the more important aspects of a pleasing nasal appearance. While some small bump reductions can be achieved by a simple shaving of the bone edge, this is the Read More…

The Non-Use Of Nasal Packing After Rhinoplasty Surgery

Rhinoplasty is one of the top five cosmetic procedures of the face in the United States. It is a challenging operation to perform and it is complicated by being intimately involved with the nasal airway. Some nose operations do not involve efforts to improve the airway and are known simply as a rhinoplasty. Other Read More…

Shaping The Male Face to be ‘Super’

Superman has been an American cultural icon since he first appeared in comic books back in 1938. His appearance is absolutely distinctive, most notably that of his red, white and blue colors and the stylized S shield on his chest. The shield is so symbolic of his character than its appearance alone immediately brings Read More…