HomeGeneral I’m Latino and I’ve never liked my nose. I’d like to get a nose job, but I don’t want it too drastic. I know I need to find someone with experience in ethnic noses, but how do I find someone with experience in my specific nose. To Caucasians, Latinos are Latinos, but to us we’re all very different and that means we all have different noses too.
During the initial consultation, I would like to learn of your desires for rhinoplasty. Once I have an understanding of your desires, then I perform an analysis of not only the nose but […]
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I’m of Southeast Asian descent. I’d like to have a nostril reduction. How is this performed?
Nostril reduction is achieved by trimming some of the width of the nostril at the junction of the nostril and the cheek. This incision is well hidden within the crease between the nostril and the cheek/upper lip. For more information on westernization rhinoplasty, click here.
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HomeGeneral I’m African American and I’d like to get a nose job. Is closed rhinoplasty an option for me or do African Americans typically need an open approach?
Open or closed approaches depend upon surgeon, the patient, the patient’s anatomy, the patient’s desires for rhinoplasty, and the maneuvers needed to achieve those desires. If a patient wishes to achieve refinement of the nasal tip, then an open approach may afford us the exposure needed to perform the procedures to achieve that desired result. If the patient wishes for changes to the bridge of the nose only (ie. reduction of a bump […]
HomeGeneral Is the recovery following rhinoplasty any different for a patient of ethnicity?
The recovery following rhinoplasty for a patient of ethnicity is usually the same. One potential difference is the amount of swelling after surgery and how long the swelling takes to resolve. The issue of swelling may be impacted by skin thickness. Those patients of ethnicity may have thicker nasal skin which will result in longer period of swelling and time for that swelling to resolve. In general, most swelling resolves within the first month of rhinoplasty. However, it takes approximately 6-12 months for refinement of the nasal tip […]
HomeGeneral I’m interested in ethnic rhinoplasty to address a hump on my nose. Can I just slightly reduce the hump rather than having it removed altogether?
I use an instrument that enables me to shave down the bony hump delicately and accurately. It is different than the traditional rasp or osteotomy. It is an oscillating powered instrument that is smaller in size than traditional instrumentation, thus allowing for more accurate treatment of a bony hump. Cartilage hump is trimmed down with scissors or a scalpel. Digital imaging during the consultation period assists in the dialogue of what your desires are for […]
HomeGeneral Is ethnic rhinoplasty considered more complex than other rhinoplasty?
Rhinoplasty is a complex surgery. When performing an ethnic rhinoplasty, it is important for me to take into consideration the unique characteristics of the patient’s ethnicity as well as their desires. These unique characteristics include skin type, facial features, bone and cartilage structure of the nose, among other characteristics. Typically, patients desire a result that is in harmony with their facial features and in the context of their ethnicity. Digital imaging during the consultation further aids us in the discussion of what the patient desires are and what limitations exist within […]
HomeGeneral I’m half Egyptian and I have a very big beak for a nose. If I were to have a rhinoplasty, do you suggest improving it just a little or drastically changing it?
It depends upon your gender and other facial features. Generally, males should have a stronger bridge of the nose, while women tend to prefer a more elegant, graceful profile. That said, you may wish to maintain your ethnicity in which case it is best to preserve some of the bridge so that it is in harmony with the remainder of your features. We perform digital imaging of your […]
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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 narrowed by trimming excess nostril through an incision placed near or in the crease between the nostril and face. For before and after photos of Dr. Batniji’s Newport Beach rhinoplasty procedure, click here.
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HomeGeneral 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 involves placement of cartilage and/or fascia to augment the dorsum. That cartilage is obtained from either the ear, the septum or the rib. The fascia that is obtained is temporalis fascia. For before and after photos of Dr. Batniji’s Newport Beach rhinoplasty procedure, click […]
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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, the ear, or the rib. I prefer your own cartilage over silicone because of the potential for infection of that silicone, potential for erosion of the skin overlying the silicone implant, and/or shifting of that implant.
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