Many patients have a desire to change their
nose in a particular way, perhaps similar to
that of someone else. It may well be
possible to reshape a person’s nose in this
manner, but there can be no guarantee that
the end result will be a likeness. A patient
must also consider that it may not be
desirable to alter a nose in a particular
way, as a nose
that suits one person may look totally wrong
on someone else.
It must be stressed that other factors, such
as facial features and bone structure, and
even the height of the patient, have to be
taken into account when planning the ideal
nose
shape for each individual.
Changes in the nasal contour are made by the
surgeon
removing, lifting or altering the underlying
bone and cartilage
structures. The skin over the surface can
then be moulded
over the new foundation to achieve the
desired result. This
operation is performed from inside the nose,
leaving no
external scars, except in special
circumstances.
In some cases a surgeon may find it
necessary to add
tissue to the nose to help create a new
shape.
This tissue can be cartilage harvested from
either the ear or
inside the nose, or may be a commercially
produced material.
Very often the whole of the nose will need
to be altered in order to
achieve the correct balance, but on other
occasions only the nasal
tip may require attention. Formed of
cartilage, this soft, fleshy tip
can be contoured quite easily.
Although only this area will have any
visible results in
terms of nose tip reshaping, in most cases
the surgeon will
also need to work on the bridge in order to
blend the two
areas naturally together.
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