The tip of the nose has a complex anatomical structure.Therefore, even a seemingly simple plastic surgery aimed at correcting a slight droop or reducing the size of the nose should only be performed by a highly experienced plastic surgeon.It is important that the surgeon has professional knowledge, experience and many years of skill.
The tip of the drooping nose: reasons and ways to raise it
The main causes of the problem:
- Hereditary factor.The defect may be congenital
- The problem may result from injury
- This can be a complication after unsuccessful rhinoplasty
- Or the nose is lowered due to age-related changes in the body.
Whatever the reason, such an aesthetic problem can cause a lot of anxiety in a person.How can it be eliminated?Nose lift is performed using plastic surgery using the following basic methods:
The first way- correction of the shape of the nose, including the shortening of a part of the lateral cartilage at the tip.It is performed in cases where the problem is congenital.The place where a piece of cartilage is removed is determined only after a complete preoperative examination.
After trimming away the excess cartilage, the remaining pieces are brought together and then sutured.The accuracy and experience of the surgeon in performing such operations are very important here.
The second way– strengthening of the columella using a graft from the patient's own cartilage tissue.
The third method- shortening a part of the nasal muscle, which must hold the tip in the desired position.
Wide tip rhinoplasty
Another problem that people come to the plastic surgery clinic with is a wide and large tip.It is also called "potato".Usually, if there is such a defect in youth, then over the years it becomes even more visible, as the ligaments that hold the lateral cartilages together are stretched.
There are three types of this nose shape:
- Not very wide
- Very broad and fleshy
- donating
To reduce a nose that is not too 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 in a closed manner.You can clearly see how this is done in the video below.
Cut off the thick-skinned round tip
A fleshy, round nose that is too wide is often reduced by cutting away part of the cartilage that forms the dome and then stitching them together.Schematically it might look something like this:
If a person has thick skin, then it should be expected that there will be a lot of swelling, which will take much longer to heal than usual.
The taper of the broad tip of the fork
A double tip can result from unsuccessful rhinoplasty.To eliminate the defect, a graft taken from the patient is placed between the tips of the lateral cartilages.The nose finally takes on a nice rounded shape.
Nose reduction surgery
Sometimes the nose looks wide because of the big wings.This is the simplest case when an aesthetic defect can be corrected by reducing the nostrils.This operation is not very traumatic.In this case, recovery lasts twice as fast, and there is no significant swelling after the operation.
Why do tips fall after rhinoplasty?
Immediately after rhinoplasty, patients' noses may look slightly up or down.Is this normal or a complication?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 goes away over time as the swelling goes down.
If the problem does not disappear, then we can talk about a complication that was caused by an error of the surgeon.This usually happens if excess tissue has been removed.
The nose can be lowered due to the individual characteristics of the patient's body.It is about abnormal tissue scarring in the area of the incision in the area of the columella after open rhinoplasty.
In any case, you should wait at least 6 to 8 months before you start worrying.This is exactly how long it takes for the residual swelling to go down enough to allow the final result to be assessed.If the nose has fallen a little due to swelling, then it should rise after 2 months and take the final shape after the period indicated at the beginning of this paragraph.
You can think about a second operation only if the problem is really serious and the fear is justified.You can 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?
For some people, after plastic surgery, their nose turns upwards.This problem occurs due to internal swelling of the soft tissues.If you look at the messages on the forums from patients who faced a similar situation, most of them returned the shape of the nose after half a year.