Rhinoplasty Before & After: Tip Symmetry and Nostril Narrowing

Rhinoplasty #187

Our beautiful 54 year old patient is seen six months following her rhinoplasty surgery with us. She did not like her wide, droopy and asymmetrically bulbous tip appearance. Her small dorsal hump and profile convexity was also repaired. She had nostril narrowing, and spreader grafts places to improve her narrowed internal nasal valves.

One of the most important parts of your rhinoplasty consultation will be to gain understanding of your concerns about how your nose looks and functions. Your descriptions are written verbatim, along with the duration of your dissatisfaction and dysfunction. We typically ask our prospective rhinoplasty patients how much they dislike their nose, from zero to ten. Ten may be the worst possible dissatisfaction, and zero may be defined as no desire for surgery. Those who quantify dissatisfaction at seven or higher are typically eagerly desiring surgery. Rhinoplasty surgery may not be appropriate if you only have mild to moderate dissatisfaction with your nose, or if you like your current nasal appearance on occasion. If you have a high degree of dissatisfaction for a long duration, with issues we can fix or improve upon, you may be a good candidate for rhinoplasty surgery, since goals of rhinoplasty surgery are always improving how your nose looks and functions.

Rhinoplasty Before & After: Dorsal Hump and Tip Projection

Rhinoplasty #186

Our 25 year old patient is seen six months following functional and cosmetic rhinoplasty surgery. She was bothered by her dorsal hump and wide droopy tip. She also had narrowing of her internal nasal valves which required spreader grafts. Additional tip projection and definition was achieved with an Extended Shield Graft. You can see natural looking and "un-operated" results in our beautiful patient.

Patient Review:

“Dr. Joseph and his staff were so comforting and supportive during the whole process of consultations, pre & post operative appointments and the surgery itself. I cannot recommend them enough! Dr. Joseph really does listen to all of your concerns and will answer any questions regarding your procedures. The results were just what Dr. Joseph had described pre-surgery and I couldn't be happier!”

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Rhinoplasty Before & After: Dorsal Hump Removal and Bulbous Tip Correction

Rhinoplasty #183

Our 20 year old beautiful patient is seen 6 months after her functional and cosmetic rhinoplasty surgery. She was bothered by her dorsal hump, and bulbous, droopy nasal tip appearance. There was a restriction in her right internal nasal valve that required a right cartilage spreader graft. In this case, the spreader graft helps to provide a straighter nasal appearance and to help her breathe better through her nose.

When we evaluate our patients who request rhinoplasty, we feel it's important to understand how much someone dislikes their nose. We use a scale from zero to ten. Ten may be defined as the worst possible dissatisfaction, and zero may be defined as no desire for surgery. Our patients who quantify dissatisfaction with their noses at seven or higher are typically eagerly desiring surgery. Rhinoplasty surgery may not be appropriate if someone has only mild to moderate dissatisfaction, or if someone likes their current nasal appearance on occasion. People with a high degree of dissatisfaction for a long duration, with issues we can improve with rhinoplasty, are some of the best candidates for rhinoplasty surgery, since they may be inclined to accept improvement, and experience satisfaction.

Rhinoplasty Before & After: Dorsal Hump and Bulbous Tip Correction

Rhinoplasty #179

Our beautiful patient is seen one year after her rhinoplasty surgery. The goal was to correct her dorsal hump, and bulbous, droopy nasal tip appearance. You can see a natural looking, and less distracting nasal appearance.

Rhinoplasty Before & After: Hump Reduction and Tip Narrowing

Rhinoplasty #175

Our beautiful 19-year-old patient is seen only 1 month following rhinoplasty surgery. You can see hump reduction, along with tip narrowing and lifting for a less distracting, and more feminine nasal appearance.