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 only be performed by a highly experienced plastic surgeon.It is important that the surgeon has professional knowledge, many years of experience and skills.
Saggy tip of the nose: causes and ways to lift it
The main causes of the problem:
- Hereditary factor.The defect may be congenital
- The problem may be the result of an injury
- This can be a complication after a failed rhinoplasty
- Or the nose is droopy due to age-related changes in the body.
Whatever the reason, such an aesthetic problem can cause a person a lot of worry.How can it be eliminated?The nose is lifted through plastic surgery using the following basic methods:
First way- correction of the shape of the nose, including cutting out part of the lateral cartilage of 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 cutting away the excess cartilage, the remaining parts are gathered and then sutured.The precision and experience of the surgeon in performing such operations is very important here.
Second way- strengthening of the columella by transplantation of the patient's own cartilage tissue.
Third method– cutting off a part of the nasal muscle that should hold the tip in the desired position.
Rhinoplasty with a wide tip
Another problem that people come to the plastic surgery clinic with is a wide, large top.They also call it "potato".Usually, if there is such a defect in youth, then with age it becomes even more noticeable, as the ligaments that hold the lateral cartilages together are stretched.
There are three types of this nose shape:
- Not very wide
- Very wide and fleshy
- Forked
To reduce the nose, which 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 be performed even in a closed form.You can clearly see how this is done in the following video.
Cut off the thick-skinned round fleshy tip
A fleshy, very broad round nose is often reduced by cutting away some of the cartilage that forms the dome and then joining them together.Schematically it might look like this:
If a person has thick skin, then it should be expected that there will be quite a lot of swelling, which will take much longer to heal than usual.
Thinning of the broad forked tip
A split tip can be the result of a failed rhinoplasty.To remove the defect between the tips of the lateral cartilages, a graft taken from the patient is installed.The nose at the end acquires a beautiful rounded shape.
Nostril reduction surgery
Sometimes the nose looks wide because of the large wings.This is the simplest case when the aesthetic defect can be corrected by reducing the nostrils.This operation is not very traumatic.In this case, recovery proceeds twice as fast, and there is no significant swelling after the operation.
Why does the tip droop after rhinoplasty?
Immediately after rhinoplasty, patients' noses may look slightly up or down.Is this normal or 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 with time when the swelling goes down.
If the problem does not disappear, then we can talk about a complication caused by an error of the surgeon.This usually happens if excess tissue has been removed.
The nose may fall due to the individual characteristics of the patient's body.We are talking about abnormal tissue scars 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 for the final result to be assessed.If the nose has drooped a little due to swelling, then it should rise after 2 months and take its 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 fears are well-founded.You can operate a second time only a year after the first operation.
If the nose is very turned up after rhinoplasty, how long will it take for it to come down?
Some people have a crooked nose after plastic surgery.This problem occurs due to internal swelling of the soft tissues.If you look at the messages on the forums of patients facing a similar situation, most of them have restored the shape of their nose after half a year.