The tip of the nose has a complex anatomical structure.Therefore, even a seemingly simple plastic surgery aimed at correcting a slight sagging or reducing the size of the nose should be performed only by a very experienced plastic surgeon.It is important that the surgeon has professional knowledge, many years of experience and skill.
Sagging nose tip: reasons and ways to lift it
The main reasons for the problem:
- Hereditary factor.The defect may be congenital
- The problem could arise from an injury
- This can be a complication after a failed rhinoplasty
- Or the nose has drooped due to age-related changes in the body.
Whatever the reason, such a cosmetic problem can cause a person a lot of anxiety.How can it be eliminated?The nose is lifted by plastic surgery using the following basic methods:
First way- correction of the shape of the nose, including truncation of part of the lateral cartilage at the tip.It is carried out in cases where the problem is congenital.The place where a piece of cartilage is removed is determined only after a thorough preoperative examination.
After truncation of the excess part of the cartilage, the remaining parts are reunited and then sutured.In this case, the precision and experience of the surgeon in carrying out these operations are very important.
Second way– strengthening of the columella by transplant from the patient's own cartilaginous tissue.
Third method– truncation of a part of the nasal muscle, which should keep the tip in the desired position.
Wide Tip Rhinoplasty
Another problem with which people come to the plastic surgery clinic is the large and wide tip.It is also called "potato".Usually, if there is such a defect in youth, over the years it becomes even more noticeable, as the ligaments holding the lateral cartilages together stretch.
There are three types of this nose shape:
- Not very wide
- Very wide and fleshy
- Forked
To reduce a nose that is not very wide, it is often necessary to bring the domes of the large cartilages closer together.Plastic surgeons say that rhinoplasty of the tip of the nose can also be performed under closed conditions.You can clearly see how it is done in the following video.
Reduce round fleshy tip with thick skin
A fleshy nose, very wide and round, is often reduced by cutting part of the cartilage that forms the dome and then bringing them together.Schematically it might look like this:
If a person has thick skin, then one should expect there to be quite a bit of swelling, which will take much longer to heal than usual.
Tapering of the wide and forked tip
A bifurcated tip can result from a failed rhinoplasty.To eliminate the defect, a graft taken from the patient is installed between the tips of the lateral cartilages.The nose eventually takes on a nice rounded shape.
Nostril reduction surgery
Sometimes the nose seems wide due to the large wings.This is the simplest case in which a cosmetic defect can be corrected by reducing the nostrils.This operation is not very traumatic.In this case, recovery lasts twice as fast, and no significant swelling occurs after the operation.
Why does the tip droop after rhinoplasty?
Immediately after rhinoplasty, patients' noses may appear slightly up or slightly down.Is this normal or is it a complication?Do you need to do something right away?
Plastic surgeons note that the nose may be slightly droopy.Often this problem occurs due to severe swelling and disappears over time as the swelling decreases.
If the problem does not disappear, then we can talk about a complication caused by a surgeon's error.This usually happens if excess tissue has been removed.
The nose may droop due to the 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 an open rhinoplasty.
In any case, you should wait at least 6 to 8 months before you start to worry.This is exactly the time needed for the residual swelling to subside enough to allow the final result to be evaluated.If the nose is slightly drooping due to swelling, it should rise after 2 months and take its final shape after the period indicated at the beginning of this paragraph.
A second operation can only be considered if the problem is truly serious and the fears are justified.It is possible to operate a second time only one year after the first operation.
If the nose is very upturned after rhinoplasty, how long will it take for it to go down?
In some people, after plastic surgery, the nose rises.This problem occurs due to internal swelling of the soft tissues.If you look at the messages on the forums of patients who faced a similar situation, most of them regained the shape of their nose after six months.