Nose Tip Surgery (Tip Plasty)

Why Is the Nose Tip So Important?

The nose tip is one of the first points the eye catches when looking at a face. A slightly upturned, well-defined tip adds vitality to the face; a drooping or wide tip can make the face look heavier and older than it is. That is why sometimes a change of just a few millimeters at the tip is enough to change the whole facial expression.

Which Problems Can Be Corrected?

• Drooping tip: A tip that drops even further when smiling
• Wide or bulbous tip: A rounded look caused by overly wide cartilages
• Undefined tip: Contours that cannot be seen because of thick skin or weak cartilage
• Asymmetric tip: Cases where the two sides look different
• Retracted columella: The bridge between the nostrils is not visible in profile

What It Doesn’t Do

Tip surgery does not remove a hump, narrow wide bones or straighten a crooked bridge. If these problems are also present, correcting only the tip can make one part of the nose look disconnected from the rest. That is why the whole nose is evaluated during the examination and the scope is widened if necessary.

How Is the Operation Performed?

The tip cartilages are narrowed and redirected with special suture techniques and, if needed, strengthened with small supports taken from the nose’s own cartilage. Because the bones are not touched, bruising around the eyes is usually not seen and packing is often not needed.

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