Patient is a 28 year-old-hispanic female who had a long-standing desire to have a perkier and more feminine appearing nose. Spicifically, she did not like the bump on her nose or her wide asymmetric nasal tip and nostrils that droop when she smiled.
Procedure: Septorhinoplasty with reduction of nasal hump, narrowing of nasal bones and reorientation of nasal tip cartilages through both excisional and suture contouring techniques. A supporting cartilaginous strut was placed to maintain long-term tip elevation to achieve the “perky tip” she desired, along with nostril narrowing to complete her rhinoplasty. Cartilage structural support and tissue undermining were keys to predictably and successfully reducing her overall nasal size. Photos are approximately 5 months post-surgery and she is extremely delighted with her surgical result.