Category Archives: Rhinoplasty

I’m Middle Eastern and I come from a family of oversized noses. While everyone else seems content with their nose, I am not.  My nose is large all around, large tip, large nostrils, and wide from the bridge to the base. I would like a total resculpting of my nose. If actual nose tissue is […]

I have a very pronounced hook to my nose which I believe is fairly normal among those of Persian descent. Nevertheless, I do not like it and would like to improve. How much improvement can I expect? The “hook” appearance may be due to a combination of bump along the bridge of the nose and […]

My nasal tip looks very crooked. I don’t know if other people notice it but it really bothers me. Is this something that can be fixed with a nose job and how would it be done? A crooked nasal tip can be fixed with a rhinoplasty. There are a variety of causes for a crooked […]

What’s the best way to correct a wide nasal bridge? Does this usually require the nasal bone to be broken? This depends.  If the nasal bones are short, the nasal bony pyramid wide, and the dorsum is relatively shallow or weak, then augmentation of the dorsum will address the shallow/weak dorsum on profile and give […]

I’m an African American living in Southern California and am interested in getting a nose job. I don’t want a “cookie cutter” nose that would be given to someone who’s Caucasian. How do you avoid this? Each ethnic rhinoplasty is performed so that the final result “fits the face.”  In other words, I take into […]

I live in Duarte and am self-conscious about my appearance, which is one reason I am having a rhinoplasty.  How large and conspicuous are the bandages for rhinoplasty recovery? I place a small bandage over the bridge of the nose after your rhinoplasty, and leave it in place for one week after surgery.  After one […]

I had a nose job two years ago. It was to repair a broken nose I had as a child. It looks good except that the bridge is too wide.  I didn’t think it was too wide at first but now it seems so. Is a full rhinoplasty required to narrow the bridge? If the […]

Are there general things that Hispanic patients want changed about their nose with rhinoplasty? Some of the more common requests I hear from my Hispanic patients who seek rhinoplasty include a desire to refine the appearance of the nasal tip and narrow the nostrils. The nasal tip refinement in Hispanic patients can be a challenge […]

I have a very small bump on the bridge of my nose. Does removing this mean that my nose has to be broken during my rhinoplasty? Not necessarily. If the bump is small, then the nasal bones may not need to be broken.

I have a hole in my septum. Can this be fixed with rhinoplasty? Rhinoplasty refers to surgery to change the appearance of the nose. Septoplasty and repair of septal perforation can be performed at the same time as a rhinoplasty.