RIGHT-AFTER CASE BRIEFING
Bulbous, blunt nose correction — immediately after rhinoplasty
Outcomes and side effects vary from person to person. Bleeding, infection, swelling and asymmetry may occur. Please consult our medical team before making a decision.
Bulbous nose correction, blunt nose — rhinoplasty before and after (right after surgery)
These KOWON Plastic Surgery bulbous-nose before-and-after photos, taken right after surgery, show the actual direction and structure of the change.
Hello, this is Dr. Kim Hyung-taek of KOWON Plastic Surgery.
This patient had a bulbous nose with a tip that looked widely spread and blunt, and the nose as a whole looked buried, giving a heavy impression. In a case like this, rather than simply raising the bridge, it is important to refine the structure of the tip to reduce its volume and centre it.
In refining the spread, bulbous tip, I removed part of the tip’s soft tissue to reduce unnecessary thickness and sutured the widely splayed tip cartilages together to tidy the shape. I also placed a tip cartilage strut to create a stable structure that helps keep the tip from spreading again, reducing its volume and refining it into a slimmer, neater line.
I adjusted the bridge and tip with a natural transition between them in mind, and also balanced the columella, nasolabial angle and philtrum line, which helped the mouth look more set back. As the heavy impression from both the front and the side eased, the overall balance of the face was tidied naturally.
Right after surgery is the stage before the swelling has fully formed, so it is a point at which the bridge and tip lines and the overall structure created by the rhinoplasty can be seen relatively clearly.
KOWON Plastic Surgery starts from natural-looking change, but aims beyond a result that simply doesn’t show — for a “natural-glam” rhinoplasty that brings out the flow of the line and its details.
As recovery goes on and the swelling subsides and the tissues settle, the nose takes on a softer, more natural shape. Rhinoplasty results can differ with each person’s skin and structure, and the more settled final result can be seen after a sufficient recovery period.