The tip of the nose has complex anatomy.Therefore, even seemingly simple plastic surgeries aimed at correcting minor sagging or reducing nose size should only be performed by an experienced plastic surgeon.It is important that the surgeon has expertise, years of experience and skills.
Droopy nasal tip: causes and methods of raising it
Main reasons for problems:
- genetic factors.The defect may be congenital
- The problem may be caused by an injury
- This may be a complication after failed rhinoplasty surgery
- Or the nose may droop due to changes in the body due to aging.
Whatever the reason, such aesthetic issues can cause a person a lot of anxiety.How can it be eliminated?Nose lift through plastic surgery uses the following basic methods:
first way- Correction of the shape of the nose, including amputation of part of the lateral cartilage at the tip of the nose.It is performed when the problem is congenital.The location of cartilage removal can only be determined after a thorough preoperative examination.
After cutting off the excess cartilage, the remaining parts are brought together and then sutured.The precision and experience of the surgeon performing this type of surgery is very important here.
Second way– Strengthening of the columella using a graft of the patient’s own cartilage tissue.
Third method– Amputate part of the nasal muscle to hold the tip of the nose in the desired position.
Wide tip rhinoplasty
Another problem people come to plastic surgery clinics with is a wide and large tip.It is also called "potato".Usually, if such a defect was present at a young age, it will become more noticeable over time as the ligaments that hold the lateral cartilage together are stretched.
This nose shape can be divided into three types:
- not very wide
- Very wide and fleshy
- Forked
To narrow a nose that is not too wide, it is often necessary to bring the domes of the large cartilage closer together.Plastic surgeons say tip rhinoplasty can even be performed in a closed fashion.You can clearly see how this is done in the video below.
Reduce thick-skinned round meat tips
Fleshy, very wide, round noses are usually reduced by cutting away part of the cartilage that forms the dome and then bringing them together.In principle, it might look like this:
If a person has thick skin, one should expect considerable swelling and taking longer than usual to heal.
Wide fork tips taper
Unsuccessful rhinoplasty surgery may result in a bifurcated nose tip.To eliminate the defect, a graft removed from the patient is installed between the tips of the lateral cartilages.The end of the nose has a beautifully rounded shape.
nostril reduction surgery
Sometimes the nose looks broad because of the large wings.This is the simplest case in which aesthetic defects can be corrected by narrowing the nostrils.This surgery is not very invasive.In this case, recovery is twice as fast and there is no significant postoperative swelling.
Why does the tip of the nose droop after rhinoplasty?
After rhinoplasty surgery, the patient's nose may point slightly upward or slightly downward.Is this normal or a complication?Do you need to do something immediately?
Plastic surgeons note that the nose may droop slightly.Typically, this problem occurs due to severe swelling and goes away as the swelling subsides.
If the problem does not go away, then we can talk about complications caused by the surgeon's error.This usually occurs if excess tissue is removed.
The nose may droop due to individual characteristics of the patient's body.We are talking about abnormal tissue scarring in the area of the incision in the columella area after open rhinoplasty.
Regardless, you should wait at least 6 to 8 months before starting to worry.This is exactly how long it takes for the residual swelling to subside enough to assess the final outcome.If the nose droops slightly due to swelling, then it should rise after 2 months and take its final shape after the period indicated at the beginning of this paragraph.
You should consider a second surgery only if the problem is truly serious and the concerns are justified.The second surgery can be performed one year after the first surgery.
If the nose is very upturned after rhinoplasty, how long will it take to lower it?
For some people, their noses become larger after plastic surgery.This problem occurs due to internal swelling of the soft tissue.Looking at the comments from patients with similar situations on the forum, most of them recovered their nose shape after half a year.