Category: rhinoplasty

  Contemporary rhinoplasty employs three fundamental concepts, open exposure, cartilage preservation, and structural support. The latter, partially influenced by the second principle of cartilage saving, often involves the introduction of cartilage grafts in key support locations such as the columella, septum, middle vault, and the lower alar cartilages.  This ideally creates a need for straight Read More…

  As one of the top five plastic surgery procedures, rhinoplasty is frequently performed and is often done with other plastic surgery procedures as well. While rhinoplasty can have great beneficial effects and every patient has high expectations, it is important to realize that it can have side effects and complications as well. In my Read More…

Rhinoplasty surgery involves changing the shape of the framework of the nose, including its bone and cartilage components. To do so, the skin must be lifted off of these structures so the work can be done. Whether this is done through an open or closed approach, detaching the skin is a critical part of the Read More…

Of the many components that make up the nose, one of the most overlooked by patients is the width of the nasal base, known as alar width or how wide or flared the nostrils are. The horizontal width of the nostrils (alar base) does play an important role in the overall appearance and proportion of Read More…

Reshaping of the nose, particularly in secondary rhinoplasties, often requires the use of cartilage grafts. Whether it is for building up the bridge of the nose, improving breathing with spreader grafts to the middle vault, or providing support for changing the shape and position of the nasal tip and nostrils, structural support with cartilage grafts Read More…

Had a rhinoplasty (nose job) but don’t like the results? That can be a very frustrating situation when your expectations on the most prominent feature on your face turns out somewhat different than you would have liked. Fortunately, this plastic surgery outcome is not common but it is also not rare either. In my experience, Read More…

  The use of numerous types of injectable fillers for filling in wrinkles and folds and making lips bigger has had a huge impact on traditional non-surgical cosmetic procedures. Such filling agents can be extended to other facial applications as well, including helping to make some changes in the shape of the nose as well. Read More…

While rhinoplasty surgery is recognized for making changes to the outside of the nose, many cosmetic nose patients have breathing problems as well. Difficulty with breathing through the nose is a multi-factorial problem that rarely is ‘cured’ by a single operative manuever. While the historic perception is that straightening one’s septum will make one breath Read More…

  Rhinoplasty, or nosejob surgery, is one of the top ten plastic surgery procedures performed around the world. Changing the external shape of the nose has been around for a long time with accounts of the first rhinoplasty being performed a thousand years ago although the popularity of the procedure had its origins much closer today Read More…

  One important component of some rhinoplasty surgeries is narrowing a broad nose. The broad nose can refer to the bones or base of the nose (upper one-third) or it can refer to the tip area. For this discussion, I am referring to a wide upper part of the nose known as the nasal dorsum. Read More…