Nose concerns

Start from what you want to change. Each guide explains how surgeons assess the concern, which technique usually treats it, and what result is realistic.

  • Dorsal hump (bump on the bridge)

    A dorsal hump is a bump on the bridge of the nose. How surgeons assess it, which rhinoplasty techniques lower it, and what result is realistic.

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  • Bulbous nasal tip

    A bulbous tip looks round, wide or poorly defined. How surgeons assess it, which tip techniques are used, and how much change is realistic.

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  • Wide nose

    A wide nose can come from the bony bridge, the tip or the nostril base. How surgeons assess width, which techniques narrow it, and what is realistic.

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  • Crooked nose

    A crooked nose may involve the bones, the septum or both. How surgeons assess it, which techniques straighten it, and why perfect symmetry is not promised.

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  • Droopy nasal tip

    A droopy tip points down or drops when you smile. How surgeons measure it, which techniques lift it, and what a 41-patient study found.

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  • Breathing problems and a deviated septum

    A deviated septum can block one side of the nose. Symptoms, who needs surgery, how septoplasty differs from septorhinoplasty, and recovery.

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