Patient is a 22-year-old female who just graduated from college and had always considered herself pretty, but had been long bothered by her nose, especially when she saw herself in photos. Specifically, she felt that her nose was over-projecting, not straight, and wanted like to have the bump taken away. She would like a less bulbous nasal tip, and a nose that appeared more like a model’s.
Rhinoplasty Septoplasty with straightening of the nasal septum, reduction of nasal dorsal hump and narrowing of nasal bones, and contouring of the nasal tip through cartilage reduction and suture techniques. Cartilage grafts were placed to maintain strength and support to the nose to maintain her beautiful result for years. Notice how her dorsal aesthetic lines flow from the top of her nose to its base. This is what makes a nose appear attractive and creates shadows that photograph beautifully.
Patient 21
Patient is an 18-year-old female who for many years had desired a more beautiful and feminine nose. She felt that her nose was crooked and too long, and did not like the dip where her nose starts at her forehead as it tends to make her look harsh. She thinks her nasal tip is too broad and hooks down when she smiles or laughs. She would like a nose that appears softer and straighter and naturally complements her other facial features.
Rhinoplasty with septoplasty with straightening of the nasal septum, mild reduction of nasal hump, and softening of nasal tip cartilages to increase definition and angularity. Overall nasal tip projection was reduced, but in a controlled fashion with cartilage grafts placed to maintain tip support. A fascial graft was placed in the radix (top of nose between eyebrows) to soften the forehead/nasal junction and visually shorten the nasal profile.
Patient 22
Patient is a 22-year-old female who is a nurse and had a long-standing desire to have a rhinoplasty. She had never been fond of her profile and felt that her nose was too wide and without definition. She was self-conscious in photos as her nose would turn downward and her nostrils would flare. She desired a prettier nose that appeared more perky and feminine, while simultaneously naturally complementing her facial features.
Rhinoplasty with septoplasty with reduction of dorsal hump, increase of nasal tip projection, and contouring of nasal tip cartilages through suture techniques. A fascial graft was placed at the radix (top of nose) to her profile appear more elegant, and create more appealing dorsal aesthetic lines. She also underwent a total of 9 cc of autogenous fat transfer to her face, including periorbital, midface, and lips.
Patient 23
Patient is a 16-year-old female with a desire to have a more attractive and feminine appearing nose. Specifically, she did not like her dorsal bump, her perceived wide nasal bones, and the lack of projection of her nasal tip that went down when she smiled. She had done extensive research on the internet and social media regarding the kind nose she desired and was seen in the office with her mother on two separate occasions to confirm her motivation and the result she desired.
Rhinoplasty and Septoplasty with reduction of dorsal hump, narrowing of nasal bones, contouring of nasal tip cartilages with placement of columellar strut and tip graft to increase tip definition and angularity. Notice the precise dorsal aesthetic lines that were achieved that beautifully enhance the appearance of her cheekbones and lips. She loves her results and states it looks better than she could have ever even expected!
Patient 24
Patient is a 16-year-old female with a long-standing desire to have a more attractive nose and stronger, more balanced profile. She was self-conscious of her nose, and this combined with the weakness of her chin had made her shy. She wanted to have a prettier and feminine nose that better balanced and complemented her other features.
Rhinoplasty with Septoplasty with reduction of nasal bump and refinement of nasal tip utilizing reduction and suture techniques. A fascial graft was placed at her radix (area at top of nose beneath eyebrows) to soften the transition between her forehead and nose giving the illusion of actually shortening the entire nasal profile. She also underwent chin augmentation with placement of a medium extended anatomic implant. She is delighted with her surgical results, and the transformational improvement in her confidence and poise are absolutely astonishing.
Patient 25
Patient is a 19-year-old female who desired a more elegant nose that would better complement her facial features. Specifically, she felt that her nose appeared masculine and wanted to address the dorsal hump and over-projecting nasal tip that drooped when she smiled. She disliked her nasal tip and was looking for better definition, but wanted her nose to appear natural and unoperated on. Her desires were communicated through pre-operative imaging and a portfolio of noses from magazines that she deemed attractive.
Septorhinoplasty with reduction of dorsal hump, narrowing of nasal bones, and contouring of the nasal tip through cartilage reduction and suture techniques. A small tip graft was placed to improve tip definition. She is 6 months post-surgery with appropriate swelling in the supra-tip region, and can expect significantly improved definition of the nasal tip over the next six months. She also underwent autogenous fat transfer to the lips for a total of 5cc, with permanently improved lip volume and contour that beautifully complements her facial features.
Patient 26
Patient is a 29-year-old female who desired a perkier and more feminine appearing nose. She did not like the prominent dorsal hump on her profile and wanted to change her nasal tip that went down when she smiled. She wanted a softer appearing nose that better complemented her facial features while appearing natural and maintains her ethnicity.
Rhinoplasty with Septoplasty with reduction of bony hump, narrowing of nasal bones and increase of nasal tip projection with placement of internal cartilage strut. The nasal tip cartilages were both contoured and repositioned to a perkier position. A fascial graft was placed at her radix (the top of the nasal bridge at the forehead) to soften the transition of the forehead to nose which makes the nose look more feminine and elegant. She loves her new nose at only 2 months post-op.
Patient 27
Patient is a 23-year-old female who was referred to our office from another rhinoplasty patient who was thrilled with her surgical results. This patient underwent a previous rhinoplasty with another surgeon and was unhappy with the outcome. She desired a smaller and less projecting nose that would better complement her features.
Revision rhinoplasty with take down of nasal dorsum and contouring of nasal bones, with reduction of nasal projection and refinement of nasal tip cartilages stabilized with internal cartilage grafts.
Patient 28
Patient is a 24-year-old female with a desire to have a more attractive nose. She did not like her profile as she felt that her nose had both a prominent hump and a short tip that lacked projection. She desired a nose that appeared prettier and better complemented her facial features while looking natural and unoperated upon.
Rhinoplasty with Septoplasty with reduction of nasal dorsal hump and narrowing of nasal bones, placement of cartilage strut to increase and maintain nasal tip projection, and contouring of nasal tip cartilages. She was extremely delighted with her results.
Patient 29
Patient is a 25 year-old-female who desires a more elegant appearing nose that better accentuates her facial features. Specifically she does not like the bump on her nose or her nasal tip that is broad and lacks definition, both features which she attributes to her father. She would like a more feminine nose with a prettier profile; more like a model’s nose.
Rhinoplasty with elimination of dorsal hump, placement of cartilage grafts to equalize the dorsal aesthetic lines of the nose, and contouring of the nasal tip cartilages by excision and suture techniques. She is elated with her new nose.
Patient 30
Patient is a 19 year-old-hispanic female who has long desired a prettier, more proportioned nose that better complements her facial features. She does not like the width of her nose along with her bulbous tip and very prominent nostrils. She has always been self-conscious of having her picture taken, especially from the side, as she has hated the bump and how her nose turns down when she smiles. She has always dreamed of an elegant nose with a delicate tip that looks beautiful and natural.
Rhinoplasty with reduction of the dorsal hump and narrowing of the nasal bones. She also underwent contouring of the tip cartilages and nostril reduction and placement of cartilage tip grafts to increase tip projection. She is absolutely in love with her new nose.
Patient 31
Patient is a 20-year-old female who had long desired a more elegant and feminine nose that looked less prominent. She was bothered by her dorsal hump and over-projecting nasal tip that had made her very self-conscious about having her photo taken, especially her profile. She hoped for her nose to appear smaller, perkier, and straighter.
Rhinoplasty Septoplasty with take down of dorsal hump and modification of nasal tip cartilages through suture and excisional techniques. Her nasal bones were narrowed and a fascial graft was placed at her radix (the top of her nose where the nose meets the forehead) to soften the transition of the beginning of her nose which actually makes the nose appear shorter. Fat was transferred to her periorbital region below her eyes to soften the hollowing and hyperpigmentation of this region. She is delighted with her results; photos were taken approximately 3 months after surgery.
Patient 32
Patient is a 17-year-old female who desired a smaller, perkier, and more feminine nose. She did not like the bump on her profile, and wanted her nose to appear more narrow with a more refined nasal tip.
Rhinoplasty with septoplasty, reduction of nasal bone width with nasal hump reduction, and refinement of nasal tip cartilages through suture techniques supported with internal cartilage grafts for long-term stability.
Patient 33
Patient is a 17-year-old female who came down from Alaska for a Rhinoplasty after submitting photographs online. Specifically, she did not like her wide and asymmetric appearing nose that gave her a more masculine appearance to her otherwise feminine facial features. She disliked her low-hanging columella that became more evident upon smiling, for which she was increasingly conscious about. She yearned for a smaller, straighter, and softer appearing nose that would better complement her facial features.
Rhinoplasty with Septoplasty and straightening and reduction of her nasal septum and nasal bones along with contouring of the nasal tip through cartilage reduction and suture techniques. Her columella was reduced in order to shorten her nose and improve her nasolabial angle, evident by better visualization of her upper lip giving better proportion to her facial features.
Patient 34
Patient is a 25-year-old medical professional with a long-standing desire for a more attractive nose that would better complement her facial features. Specifically, she did not like her profile with the prominent take off below her forehead that produced a harsh appearance. She wanted to reduce her dorsal hump, and refine her bulbous nasal tip and elongated nostrils that she felt she inherited from her father. She wanted a more feminine and “perky” nasal tip that she illustrated in her pre-operative photograph research.
Rhinoplasty with Septoplasty and straightening and reduction of nasal septum and nasal bones with reduction of nasal dorsum. She also underwent contouring and refinement of her nasal tip with calculated rotation to achieve the outcome she desired. A fascial graft was placed at the nasal radix at the top of the nose to soften the interface between the forehead and nose, improving her profile.
Patient 35
Patient is a 17-year-old female who desired a nose that appeared more feminine and more narrow with a tip that appeared less bulbous and more proportioned. She especially disliked how the columella hung low and that her nose pointed down when she smiled. She desired nostrils that appeared less prominent and symmetric.
Rhinoplasty with narrowing of the nasal bones, contouring of the nasal tip cartilages and placement of a nasal tip graft to give more definition and angularity which make the nose appear more feminine. She also had her nostrils reduced and made more symmetric. She was delighted with the result.
Patient 36
Patient is a 32-year-old female with a long standing desire to correct a severely deviated nose. For as long as she can remember, she has been self conscious of her crooked nose, and hated her nasal profile and weak chin. She has always dreamed of feeling more attractive, and would like to breathe better. She would have addressed these issues at an earlier age, but was always afraid of the rhinoplasty results she has seen, as she felt that they looked very odd and surgical in appearance.
Rhinoplasty with septoplasty to correct the nasal deviation, reduction of nasal dorsal hump, straightening and narrowing of nasal bones, contouring of the nasal tip cartilages with placement of a cartilage tip graft to increase nasal projection, placement of a medium chin implant and liposuction of the submental and neck for a total of 40cc, and autogenous fat transfer to the upper and lower lips for a total of 8cc. The patient was ecstatic with the results with a renewed sense of confidence about her appearance.
Patient 37
Patient is a 47-year-old female with a long-standing desire for a more feminine appearing nose that better complemented her facial features. Spending her career on camera, her nose has always bothered her, especially when she sees her profile. She feels that she inherited her father’s nose with a bulbous nasal tip that lacks projection, a dorsal hump, and wide asymmetric nasal bones that appear masculine. She desires a softer nose that appears natural and un-operated upon.
Rhinoplasty with septoplasty, lowering of dorsal hump with narrowing of nasal bones, contouring of nasal tip cartilages with placement of small tip graft to improve tip projection. She was delighted with the result.
Patient 38
Patient is a 27 year-old-female with a long-standing desire to improve the cosmetic appearance of her nose. Specifically, she did not like how her nose appeared very asymmetric and deviated to the right side of her face, and wanted a less pointy and projecting nasal tip. She avoided having her photo taken especially in profile, and had longed for a more feminine and softer appearing nose that more complemented her facial features.
Rhinoplasty with septoplasty and placement of cartilage grafts to reinforce the new midline position of her septum and nasal bones and enhance her dorsal aesthetic lines. She also underwent contouring of the nasal tip cartilages and reduction of the tip projection. She was ecstatic with the result, and loves her new nose.
Patient 39
20-year-old female who has been self-conscious about her nose since she can remember. She avoids taking photographs and yearns for a more attractive nose that would help her feel pretty. She would love a more refined nasal profile and tip.
Rhinoplasty with refinement of profile through dorsal hump removal and sculpting of the nasal tip cartilages. She is delighted with the result.
Patient 40