Rhinoplasty is a common procedure to improve the appearance of the nose. Common reasons for patients to request rhinoplasty are a dorsal hump, bulbous nasal tip, wide nose, or droopy tip. Often patients with a dorsal hump will have a deviated septum and airway obstruction or some other cause of airway obstruction. The photograph demonstrates before and after rhinoplasty to…
Rhinoplasty and airway surgery are some of my favorite procedures to perform. One common reason for patients to choose to undergo rhinoplasty is for nasal deviation. Nasal deviation is often corrected with nasal osteotomies to redirect the nasal bones into a different direction. Another common reason for patients to undergo rhinoplasty is to improve the appearance of the nasal tip.…
Aesthetic surgery procedures of the face are my favorite procedures to perform. Rhinoplasty is the most enjoyable procedure for me. Rhinoplasty involves changing the shape or appearance of the nose. Rhinoplasty typically involves removing or reshaping some component of the cartilage or bone of the nose. One of the more common reasons for patients to come to the office requesting…
Rhinoplasty and facelift operations continue to be my favorite operations. In rhinoplasty one of the more common maneuvers is to reduce the projection of the nasal tip. In this clinical scenario the tip of the nose has excess projection for one of two reasons, either the tip is extrinsically held out too far because of the nasal septum or the…
Rhinoplasty is one of my favorite procedures to perform. One of the more common reasons for people to request a rhinoplasty operation is to decrease the projection of their nose and to reduce the hump on their nose. When changing the characteristics of the nose it can be advantageous to keep or maintain many aspects. In this way, the new…
Nasal airway obstruction is a common problem affecting many people including many athletes. When inspired air rates are maximal during sports airway obstruction can become a challenging and cumbersome problem for the patient. The nasal septum when it is deviated inferiorly can cause obstruction of the external nasal valve. Often on rapid inspiration the decreased airway causes collapse of the…
There are many times after trauma to the nose or after rhinoplasty procedures when the nasal cartilage framework loses support. When the loss of cartilage support occurs in the lower lateral cartilage, then the external nasal valve does not have adequate support on nasal inspiration. When the patient inspires forcefully or rapidly, the lower lateral cartilage collapses toward the septum…
Reconstructing the dorsum of the nose can be a challenging part of airway reconstruction or rhinoplasty. The nasal dorsum can require reconstruction when there has been previous trauma or when their has been previous corrective surgery to the nose. When the nasal dorsum has irregularities or when the airway is compromised, spreader grafts are needed to either open up the…
Rhinoplasty is a commonly performed aesthetic procedure. One of the more common reasons for wanting a rhinoplasty procedure is to correct a dorsal hump. Removing the dorsal hump and improving the nasal tip can make significant changes to face to make the face more feminine and more youthful. Satisfaction with rhinoplasty procedures are generally high. Swelling with rhinoplasty procedures takes…
Rhinoplasty is a common procedure and there are many reasons why someone would want to undergo a rhinoplasty procedure. Common reasons for desiring a rhinoplasty surgery are a dorsal hump and just as common is a drooping nasal tip. The infra-lobule region of the nose can give a heavy appearance to the nose if this area of the nose has…
