The tip of the nose has a complex anatomical structure.Therefore, even seemingly simple plastic surgery, which aims to correct slight sagging or reduce the size of the nose, should only be performed by a very experienced plastic surgeon.It is important that the surgeon has professional knowledge, many years of experience and skill.
Drooping nose tip: reasons and ways to lift it
The main reasons for 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 drooped 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?The nose is lifted through plastic surgery using the following basic methods:
First way- correction of the shape of the nose, including truncation of part of the lateral cartilage of the tip.It is performed in cases where the problem is congenital.The location where a piece of cartilage is removed is determined only after a thorough preoperative examination.
After truncation of the excess cartilage, the remaining parts are joined and then sutured.The surgeon's precision and experience in carrying out such operations are very important here.
Second copy– strengthening the columella through a transplant of the patient’s own cartilaginous tissue.
Third method– truncation of part of the nasal muscle, which should hold the tip in the desired position.
Wide tip rhinoplasty
Another problem that brings people to the plastic surgery clinic is the large, wide tip.It is also called "potato".Normally, if this defect exists in youth, over the years it becomes even more noticeable, as the ligaments that hold the lateral cartilages are stretched.
There are three types of this nose shape:
- Not too 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 claim that rhinoplasty of the tip of the nose can even be performed closed.You can clearly see how this is done in the following video.
Reduce round fleshy tip with thick skin
A round, fleshy and very wide nose is often reduced by cutting out part of the cartilage that forms the dome and then joining them together.Schematically, it might look something like this:
If a person has thick skin, you should expect there to be a lot of swelling, which will take much longer to heal than normal.
Tapering of the wide and forked tip
A forked tip can result from a failed rhinoplasty.To eliminate the defect, a graft taken from the patient is installed between the apices of the lateral cartilages.The nose at the end acquires a beautiful rounded shape.
Nostril reduction surgery
Sometimes the nose appears wide due to the large wings.This is the simplest case in which 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 after the operation there is no significant swelling.
Why does the tip fall out after rhinoplasty?
Immediately after rhinoplasty, patients' noses may be slightly up or slightly 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 goes away over time as the swelling subsides.
If the problem does not disappear, we can talk about a complication caused by a surgeon's error.This usually happens if excess tissue is removed.
The nose may droop 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 columella region after open rhinoplasty.
Either way, you should wait at least 6 to 8 months before you start to worry.This is exactly how long it takes for the residual swelling to subside enough to allow assessment of the final result.If the nose has fallen a little due to swelling, it should rise after 2 months, and take its final shape after the period indicated at the beginning of this paragraph.
You can only think about having a second operation if the problem is really serious and the fears are justified.You can operate a second time just one year after the first operation.
If your nose becomes very upturned after rhinoplasty, how long will it take for it to go down?
For some people, after plastic surgery, the nose becomes raised.This problem occurs due to internal swelling of soft tissues.If you look at the messages on forums from patients who faced a similar situation, you will see that most of them had their nose shape restored after half a year.