Category: rhinoplasty

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…

  One of the potential complaints of rhinoplasty patients is that their nose is too long. This should be differentiated from someone who feels that their nose is too big. While big may mean long when it comes to the nose, most of the time patients use the term big in reference to the size Read More…

  Rhinoplasty remains a very popular and frequently performed plastic surgery procedure. While rhinoplasty is commonly a highly successful operation, it is like any surgery with its own potential risks and complications. The use of open rhinoplasty and cartilage grafting support techniques has lessened the historic incidence of complications from this surgery. (due to the Read More…

  The nose is one of the most frequently injured parts of the face due to its prominent location. While low-energy trauma (e.g., fisticuffs) accounts for the largest percent of nasal injuries which are commonly non-displaced or displaced bone fractures, higher energy impacts cause more complex and significant nasal derangements. Vehicular accidents are one such Read More…

Many congenital or facial birth defects result in associated deformities of both the internal and external parts of the nose. Often times these are some of the most difficult nose problems to deal with in rhinoplasty surgery. The most common congenital nose deformity is that of cleft lip and palate with the bilateral cleft being Read More…