The tip of the nose has a complex anatomical structure.Therefore, even a seemingly simple plastic surgery aimed at correcting a slightly sagging nose 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 skill.
Dropped tip of the nose: reasons and ways to lift it
Main reasons for the problem:
- Hereditary factor.The defect may be congenital
- The problem may be due to an injury
- This can be a complication after a failed rhinoplasty
- Or the nose is lowered due to age-related changes in the body.
Regardless of the reason, such an aesthetic problem can cause a lot of anxiety in a person.How can it be eliminated?The nose is lifted by plastic surgery using the following basic methods:
The first way- correction of the shape of the nose, including shortening of the part of the lateral cartilage at the top.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 detailed preoperative examination.
After shortening the excess part of the cartilage, the remaining parts are joined and then sutured.The precision and experience of the surgeon in performing such operations are very important here.
Another way- strengthening of the columella by transplantation from the patient's own cartilage tissue.
The third method- shortening the part of the nasal muscle that should hold the tip in the desired position.
Wide tip rhinoplasty
Another problem that people come to the plastic surgery clinic with is a wide, large top.It is also called "potato".Usually, if there is such a defect in youth, then with age it becomes even more noticeable, because the ligaments that hold the lateral cartilages are stretched together.
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 be performed even closed.You can clearly see how it is done in the following video.
Cut off the round fleshy tip with thick skin
A fleshy, very broad, round nose is often reduced by cutting away some of the cartilage that forms the dome and then stitching it together.Schematically, it could look something like this:
If a person has thick skin, then it should be expected that there will be a lot of swelling, the healing of which will take much longer than usual.
Narrowing of the broad forked tip
A bifurcated tip can be the result of a failed rhinoplasty.To eliminate the defect, a graft taken from the patient is implanted between the tips of the lateral cartilages.The nose eventually takes on a nice rounded shape.
Nostril 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, the recovery lasts twice as fast, and there is no significant swelling after the operation.
Why does the tip fall off after rhinoplasty?
Immediately after rhinoplasty, patients' noses may appear slightly upturned or slightly downturned.Is this normal or a complication?Do you need to do something now?
Plastic surgeons note that the nose may be slightly lowered.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 the surgeon's mistake.This usually happens if excess tissue is removed.
The nose may go down due to the individual characteristics of the patient's body.It is an abnormal tissue scar 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.That's exactly how long it takes for residual swelling to subside enough to assess the final result.If the nose is a little loose due to swelling, then it should rise after 2 months, and take its final shape after the period mentioned at the beginning of this paragraph.
You can think about another operation only if the problem is really serious and the fears are justified.The second time you can work only one year after the first operation.
If the nose is very raised after rhinoplasty, how long will it take for it to come down?
Some people have an upturned 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 who faced a similar situation, most of them have their nose shape restored after half a year.