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How do you fix fat nostrils?

I have what I think of as fat nostrils. Maybe this is because I’m Middle Eastern. How do you fix this with nose surgery? During rhinoplasty, we can perform nostril narrowing procedures. Well-designed incisions placed in specific areas can address a wide or fat nostril to narrow the nostril.  For example, a flared nostril is […]

I have a low nasal bridge, how do you fix it?

I have a low nasal bridge. I’m Asian. Would this require breaking the nose to fix it? Not necessarily. A low nasal bridge can be augmented with a variety of techniques.  One technique is non-surgical and involves injectable filler, such as hyaluronic acid (Juvederm) or calcium hydroxyapatite (Radiesse).  A longer lasting procedure is surgical (rhinoplasty) and […]

My Korean nose has a bulbous tip with a low but wide bridge

I’m Korean and I have a bulbous nasal tip with a low but wide bridge. I understand that this will require some type of implant. What is the best implant to use, goretex, silicone or my own cartilage? I prefer to use your own cartilage. The source of that cartilage may be the nasal septum, […]

How is a Jewish nose job different?

I’ve read where rhinoplasty is different for patients of different ethnicities. How is this so for Jewish people? A Jewish nose may have a hump along the bridge. This hump is usually bony and cartilaginous in nature. Refinement of the bridge of the nose by trimming down the bony and cartilaginous hump may be of […]

The tip of my nose is bulbous after my African American rhinoplasty

I’m African American and I had a nose job 3 years ago to narrow my tip and make my nostrils less flared. I initially like my results but now I feel like the tip has become bulbous. What would make this happen after so many years and what can be done to fix it? One […]

Drooping nose after my ethnic rhinoplasty

I’m a little over two weeks post op from ethnic rhinoplasty to increase definition in my tip and reduce the alar base. I know it’s early, but my tip now droops. Does this mean that I’ll need a revision procedure? Not necessarily. It is early in the healing process after rhinoplasty. You may wish to […]

Asymmetry following a rhinoplasty

I’m Hispanic. I had a nose job 7 weeks ago. One side of my nose is much thicker than the other making it look very uneven. I’ve been told that Hispanics have very thick skin. Is this to blame or is it swelling? What are the chances that the symmetry will improve? I recommend you […]

Adding definition to Asian nose tip

I’ve heard that the best way to add definition to the nasal tip in Asian patients is with a rib graft or L-shaped implant. Is this true? Lack of definition of nasal tip in Asian patients may be related to thick nasal skin and/or poorly defined nasal tip cartilages. There are a variety of methods […]

Asian nose with a bulbous tip and nostrils

I’m Asian with a pretty straight bridge but a very bulbous tip with a wide base and large nostrils. I was never that unhappy with my nose but I’ve become increasingly so as I’ve gotten older. Can these problems be fixed? A wide nasal base and large nostrils can be addressed with narrowing procedures. These […]

Ethnic rhinoplasty specialist

Is ethnic rhinoplasty a specialty like revision rhinoplasty is? In ethnic rhinoplasty, the patient and the surgeon discuss the patient’s desires in the context of their ethnicity. Sometimes, ethnic and revision rhinoplasty blend together. For example, a Middle Eastern patient may have had rhinoplasty performed in the past with resultant nasal obstruction and an “overdone” […]

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