Category: rhinoplasty

  Rhinoplasty is a unique plastic surgery, not in how it changes the shape of the nose, but on its potential impact on a patient’s psyche. Rhinoplasty has long been associated with patients who obsess over apparently very small nose issues and frequently request and pursue multiple revisional surgeries from different plastic surgeons. While changes Read More…

One of the very common reasons that a patient wants to change their nose is for the reduction of hump or bump. Known as dorsal reduction, it is one of the most common maneuvers in all of rhinoplasty. Contrary to the perception of many patients, a hump reduction is not just about taking down and Read More…

  Changing the appearance and improving the function of the nose through rhinoplasty surgery is sought by many patients. Having the opportunity to get rid of that hump, narrow and lift the tip, straighten the nose and overall make the nose more proportionate can improve the look of one’s entire face. Coupled with improving the Read More…

  Rhinoplasty is always stated to be about achieving a better balance or match of the shape of the nose to the rest of the face. That certainly sounds like a good goal but what does it exactly mean? As a plastic surgeon, this refers to changing or creating specific angles, measurements and lines of Read More…

The correction of the crooked nose is one of the most challenging deformities in rhinoplasty surgery. It is difficult because it requires improvement of two nasal problems; a functional breathing problem and an aesthetically asymmetric appearance. The goals of this type of rhinoplasty is the creation of a rigid and straight nose that has an Read More…

  Narrowing wide or flared nostrils can be a beneficial addition to some rhinoplasty procedures. This concept dates back to the name that is still used to describe it today, Weir wedges, from way back in 1892 when it was first described. At that time, the use of external alar wedge excisions was used to Read More…

  Rhinoplasty is a well known operation that has a long history of changing the external shape of the nose. Non-surgical rhinoplasty is a more recent concept which can make some small changes to the nose through the use of injectable fillers. Small dorsal humps can be camouflaged by adding volume to the upper end Read More…

The concept of a non-surgical rhinoplasty or nosejob has emerged with the popularity and widespread use of injectable fillers. For select nasal defects, most commonly to camouflage a small nasal hump, fillers are introduced by needle through the skin to get an immediate result. While it is not permanent, the use of longer lasting fillers Read More…