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Rhinoplasty Reviews Dr. Philip Young

Rhinoplasty is the art and science of the shaping of the nose through surgical and non surgical means. We can shape your nose to more closely match what you are desiring or have been thinking of. What we usually do during your connsultation is take a few photos that we can morph to better get an understanding of what you are looking for. We use a computer morphing program called United Imaging. We actually do this 2-3 times at least before your procedure to really get an understanding of what you want. In general, you will have at least 2 appointments before your procedure. 2 weeks before we bring you in for an pre procedure appointment to review your health again and prepare for you for your procedure in more detail.

How is a rhinoplasty done? We usually do our rhinoplasties in an open fashion. This entails making a very small incision at the bottom of your nose in the area between the nostrils. This usually heals imperceptibly like this:

Rhinoplasty Open Approach Incision Dr. Philip Young

Why the Open Approach to Rhinoplasty? This is the newer way of doing Rhinoplasty. It is the feeling of many (to most) surgeons that the open approach is better for improved visualization of the structures and the ease of changing the structures and getting what you want through Rhinoplasty. Doing a Rhinoplasty closed hinders the view and makes it harder to make the changes necessary to get you the best results.

How do you change the nose through Rhinoplasty? If you take a look at the picture below you can better understand what we are about to say. To make the tip smaller, we usually trim and shape the lower lateral cartilages. Many people are born with lower lateral cartilages that are bigger than others. Sometimes these cartilages are shaped in a way that makes the tip look bigger. When the lower lateral cartilages and more bowed out and less straight this can contribute to the bulbous look. We just trim the cartilages make them smaller and then make them straighter too. If you have a hump, we will take down the hump by shaving the top of the septal cartilage down and also by rasping or shaving the nasal bones and bridge down to match the computer imaging. You can read more here: Rhinoplasty Learn More.

Nasal bones and anatomy

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