Rhinoplasty and Nose Surgery - Bay Area and Sacramento
Rhinoplasty, or "nose job," is a procedure offered in our practice near Sacramento
and the Bay Area that is commonly requested by older patients who are concerned with
aging of the nose characterized by elongation and drooping of the nasal tip. Often
an operation to shorten the nose and improve the projection of the nasal tip with
nose surgery can be readily accomplished at our Bay Area practice along with other
facial rejuvenation surgery. Rhinoplasty is performed in our Bay Area facility
located close to Sacramento in beautiful San Francisco, California.
Improving an elongated nasal tip with rhinoplasty
When the rhinoplasty patient wants improvement in the nasal tip contour, there is
usually the problem of excess bulk of the cartilage and soft tissue, as well as loss
of projection, and this problem affects the nose surgery technique used at our Bay
Area practice. The prognosis for tip reduction by standard recontouring of the alar
cartilages is always somewhat uncertain because of the unpredictable shrinkage of
the skin envelope in older patients. Subcutaneous defatting is helpful, particularly in
the individual with a broad appearing tip. Careful splinting is necessary, and prolonged
taped support is helpful. A cartilage graft columellar strut between the existing tip
cartilages best corrects loss of tip projection. The strut can be appropriately sutured
to achieve the desired projection of the tip unit.
Dr. John Owsley can help you chose the tip reconstruction procedure that best suits
your situation. His San Francisco rhinoplasty facility is easily accessible from Sacramento,
California, the Bay Area, and anywhere in the country.
Nose "Lift" - Nose Surgery
Certain older rhinoplasty patients may have so much laxity of the nasal skin that it
is impossible to effectively shorten the drooping nose with standard rhinoplasty techniques
due to limited skin shrinkage. In such instances, removal of excess skin through a transverse
incision at the root of the nose, typically in a preexisting transverse crease at the level
of the eyes, helps lift the nasal tip. The scar created by this nose surgery procedure
across the base of the bridge of the nose is inconspicuous and easily disguised with make-up
until it fades away in a few months.
Plastic surgeon Dr. John Owsley has experience in advanced rhinoplasty techniques. His nose
surgery facility is conveniently located in the Bay Area of California, and easily accessible
from Sacramento, California, and any city in the United States.
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