Category: rhinoplasty

As the U.S. population continues to become increasingly multicultural, one of the increasing ethnic groups is that from the Middle Eastern region. This is a geographic term that does not have a true precise meaning as it can vary based on which countries one chooses to include in the region. Most commonly, many would include Read More…

Building up the nasal bridge, known as dorsal augmentation, is needed for certain types of rhinoplasty surgeries. These include secondary correction of traumatic nasal injuries and saddle nose deformities as well as in some primary ethnic rhinoplasties. Often a rebuilt or elevated dorsal line is one of the most important objectives to achieve in these Read More…

  Rhinoplasty is one the most challenging and unforgiving operations of all facial plastic surgery operations. Due to the complexity of nasal anatomy and how its multiple parts interrelate, many different surgical maneuvers and changes are possible. Some of these changes are more significant while others are more subtle. But they all can make a Read More…

  ‘For the most part I like my nose, but I have a slightly rounded, bulbous tip. I don’t really want to change my nose, just tweak it a little bit and give the tip of my nose slightly more definition.’ ‘I have a decent nose. However, as I’ve gotten a little older, I noticed Read More…

Rhinoplasty is a complex array of cartilage rearrangement and bone manipulation that takes place underneath or behind the skin that covers the nose. Getting to the structures of the nose can be done be either working underneath the skin or seeing the structures directly by lifting off the skin. These two approaches are done by Read More…

Rhinoplasty remains one of the more challenging of all plastic surgery procedures. Because of the intricacy and interconnections of the bone and cartilages of the nose, surgical outcomes are far from guaranteed. Given that the nose is the most central and forward projecting part of the face, it undergoes considerable patient scrutiny, particularly after surgery. Read More…

Getting a change in your nose without surgery seems impossible. But yet there are some nose imperfections that can be corrected without resorting to surgery. Some have referred to these as a Non-Surgical Rhinoplasty or a Surgery Free Nose Job. Personally I don’t like these terms as they imply one can have a major changes Read More…

  Rhinoplasty continues to be a popular facial procedure and is one operation that is almost synonymous with plastic surgery. The central position of the nose on the face makes the need for any rhinoplasty surgery to be very precise. Good results in rhinoplasty are largely dependent upon a detailed understanding of the anatomy of Read More…

  The nostril, although often overlooked, plays very important aesthetic and functional roles in the nose. Beside being the obvious and only inlet for airway passage through the nose, its shape and opening help form the tip of the nose in both height and width. While nostril morphologies are as variable as the rest of Read More…

  Rhinoplasty persists as one of the most challenging plastic surgery procedures. Through one’s career, it is an ebb and flow of time periods where you think you have it all figured out followed by other periods where you have some complications and disappointing outcomes. When it comes to the congenital nasal deformity, such as Read More…