Many East Asian noses are short and low,
so in rhinoplasty the tip must be lengthened and raised appropriately
for an attractive nose.
SEHYUN PLASTIC SURGERY
Short Nose & Upturned Nose Surgery
SHORT NOSE
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Rhinoplasty · Short Nose
SEHYUN ANSWER
With upturned nose surgery,
isn't it a success as long as the tip is brought down?
Isn't it fine as long as the nostrils don't show?
Sehyun's answer is NO
Upturned nose surgery is planned by examining why the nostrils are exposed.
An upturned nose, where the tip turns up and the nostrils are visible from the front,
has a nasolabial angle (the angle between the tip and upper lip) of 105 degrees or more,
and while these noses look similar, there are many structural reasons why the nostrils are exposed.
So if surgery simply brings the tip down without analyzing the cause,
satisfaction with the result tends to be lower.
SEHYUN SPECIAL POINTS
Sehyun's Upturned Nose Techniques
01
A soft tip with
Dr. Yoo Hyun-seok's cartilage repositioning
02
Ideal angles from the bridge and tip
to the upper lip
CASE
Upturned Nose Correction by Structural Cause
CASE 1
When the nasolabial angle is large (the most common cause): Sehyun's cartilage repositioning
Here the nasolabial angle is larger than normal, so the nose is short and the nostrils show from the front.
With Dr. Yoo Hyun-seok's cartilage repositioning method, the tip cartilage is repositioned downward to adjust the length and angle of the nose.
If the upturn is severe, a septal extension may be performed.
CASE 2
When the alar base sags downward
Through a minimal incision inside the nostril, the sagging alar base is raised to an appropriate position and the excess skin is removed.
SEHYUN AESTHETIC CLINIC
Effective correction of short noses and long noses with drooping tips
For a short nose, the cartilage is repositioned downward to lengthen the tip, and for a long nose with a drooping tip, the cartilage is repositioned upward to effectively adjust the length of the tip.
For short, upturned noses
If an upturned nose is corrected improperly, alar retraction can become worse, so proper surgical planning is needed.
Q&A
Q.Is short nose surgery just a matter of lengthening the tip downward?
Not only the length of the nose and facial proportions but also the direction of the tip cartilage and its support structure must be considered. When the tip cartilage is repositioned, we plan to reinforce the structure supporting its new position, and the extent of correction is decided based on the condition of your nose.
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