Rhinoplasty - Nasal Reshaping Photos - Case #3230

46 year old female, with prior history of external nasal trauma multiple times who was unhappy with the appearance of her nose and had problems breathing through her nose due to a deviated nasal septum. She wished to have a septoplasty to improve her breathing and a cosmetic rhinoplasty to address the issues of her nose which bothered her the most. She wished a reduction in her nasal bump, a reduction of the nasal tip width, improved tip definition and elevation of the nasal tip. She underwent a septoplasty and open rhinoplasty. The rhinoplasty lowered the nasal dorsum to remove the external appearance of a bump. The tip cartilages were non-destructively shaped and approximated with sutures to decrease the tips width and refine its definition and rotate the tip upward to create a subtle supratip break. A small sliver of the caudal septum was removed to help with tip rotation. Her turbinates were shrunk with bipolar cautery. Her post operative photos were taken 6 weeks after her rhinoplasty/septoplasty and show a straighter, smooth dorsum with a refined, narrower tip which has a upward rotation and a subtle supratip break. She is very pleased with her new nasal appearance and improved breathing.