The tip of the nose has a complex anatomical structure.Therefore, even a seemingly simple plastic surgery aimed at correcting or reducing the size of a small droopy 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.
Falling of the tip of the nose: causes and ways to remove it
The main causes of the problem:
- Hereditary factor.The defect may be congenital
- The problem may be caused by an injury
- This can be a complication after a failed rhinoplasty
- Or the nose is bent 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 to overcome this?The nose is lifted by plastic surgery with the following main methods:
The first way- correction of the shape of the nose, including the cutting of the lateral cartilage part at the tip.It is performed in cases where the problem is congenital.The place where a piece of cartilage is removed is determined only after a thorough preoperative examination.
After the excess cartilage is cut away, the remaining parts are brought together and then sutured.Here, the accuracy and experience of the surgeon in performing such operations is very important.
The second way– reinforcement of the columella with a transplant from the patient's own cartilage tissue.
The third method- cutting a part of the nasal muscle, which 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 nipple.It is also called "potato".Usually, if such a defect is present in youth, then over the years it becomes more noticeable as the ligaments connecting the lateral cartilages are stretched.
There are three types of this nose shape:
- Not very wide
- Very wide and fleshy
- Forked
To reduce a nose that is not too wide, it is often necessary to bring the domes of the large cartilages closer together.Plastic surgeons say that rhinoplasty on the tip of the nose can be done even closed.You can clearly see how this is done in the video below.
Cut off the round fleshy tip with thick skin
A fleshy, very broad round nose is often reduced by cutting away the cartilage that forms the dome and then bringing them together.Schematically, it may look like this:
If a person has thick skin, then you should expect quite a lot of swelling, which will take longer than usual to heal.
Narrowing of the wide forked end
A failed rhinoplasty can result in a cracked tip.To eliminate the defect, a graft taken from the patient is installed between the ends of the lateral cartilages.In the end, the nose takes a nice round shape.
Nostril reduction surgery
Sometimes the nose looks 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, the recovery is 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 either slightly higher or slightly lower.Is this normal or a complication?Do you need to do something right away?
Plastic surgeons note that the nose may drop slightly.Often this problem occurs due to severe swelling and disappears over time as the swelling subsides.
If the problem does not go away, we can talk about a complication caused by the surgeon's mistake.This usually happens when excess tissue is removed.
The nose may go down due to the individual characteristics of the patient's body.It is about abnormal tissue scarring in the area of the columella incision after open rhinoplasty.
In any case, you should wait at least 6-8 months before starting to worry.This is how long it takes for the residual swelling to reduce enough to allow the final result to be evaluated.If the nose has fallen a little due to swelling, then it should rise after 2 months and take its final shape after the period indicated at the beginning of this paragraph.
If the problem is really serious and the fears are justified, you can consider a second operation.You can have a second operation only one year after the first operation.
If the nose is too high after rhinoplasty, how long will it take for it to go down?
Some people have an upturned nose after plastic surgery.This problem occurs due to internal swelling of soft tissues.If you look at the messages of patients who have encountered a similar situation on the forums, most of them have recovered their nose shape after half a year.