Rhinoplasty: Cost, Pics, Reviews, Q&A

Pinched tip rhinoplasty is a procedure that reduces and refines the tip of the nose.

It is often done in conjunction with changing other parts of the nose or it ca nbe done as a separate procedure if that is all that is needed. (Howard T. Bellin, MD (retired), Manhattan Plastic Surgeon)

‘Pinched tip rhinoplasty’ just refers to the portion of the surgery that pertains to restructuring and refining the tip.

While every now and then, I will perform a surgery that only involves the tip (such as a minor revision procedure of the tip), in most cases a surgery involves the tip, dorsum, middle vault, and every other anatomic area of the nose.

In the tip portion of the surgery, cartilage is usually modified to change tip shape. I also stabilize the tip through the use of suture techniques. (Ryan Greene, MD, PhD, Fort Lauderdale Facial Plastic Surgeon)

This is a term reserved for patients that do not need any adjustment on their nose, but only on their tip. Most of the time if a tip is changed the rest of the nose will need to be adjusted to fit the tip.

There are very few patients that fall into this category, make sure your surgeon is experienced to ensure that a pinched tip rhinoplasty is for you and will match the rest of your nose once the tip has benn adjusted.

Pinched tip rhinoplasty can be done via the closed or open approach. Dr Siegel (Michel Siegel, MD, Houston Facial Plastic Surgeon)

The nasal tip can be very challenging

Pinched tip rhinoplasty picture

Pinched tip rhinoplasty is an interesting term. It’s sort of like the “short game” in golf. It’s only working on the tip, about a third of the nose anatomically, but its a very important and often challenging part.

Frequent goals for nasal tips, are to make a tip more defined to make the tip less bulbous to rotate the tip slightly upward to straighten a crooked tip There are many techniques for these goals and many surgeons feel this is one of the more challenging areas to treat. Some challenges may involve very thick skin, thin or weak cartilages under the skin, and tip asymmetries.

Fortunately, we are now able to treat nasal tips with surgery and with non-surgical techniques. While the nasal tip can be very challenging it can be very rewarding to take a bulbous tip and make it more refined. Good luck in your search for information! Feel free to click the link below and check out some before and after photos of both Surgical and Non-Surgical Nasal Tip augmentations that I have performed. (David Mabrie, MD, Bay Area Facial Plastic Surgeon)

Pinched tip rhinoplasty in Los Angeles – nose job techniques in Los Angeles

Pinched tip rhinoplasty surgery

Techniques of rhinoplasty and nose surgery practiced in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, and most other major US cities involve working on the nasal tip ( tip rhinoplasty) as well as on the dorsum or bridge, and other areas of the nose such as the Ala or the rims.

Pinched tip rhinoplasty concentrates mostly on the refinement of the nasal tip. this procedure is performed either with an open or closed approach by most board certified plastic surgeons. (S. Sean Younai, MD, FACS, Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon)

Axioms of Pinched tip rhinoplasty

The pinched tip rhinoplasty procedure means that one only operates on the nasal tip. This is currently an infrequent operative procedure except in the aging patient or in the patient that has specifically very isolated tip cartilage asymmetries and does not need anything else on the rest of the nose.

Pinched tip rhinoplasty procedure

For nasal and facial balance, most of the time, other associated procedures need to be done other than the nasal tip.

I would caution you before just considering doing your nasal tip, one has to consider the entire face and the entire rest of your nose to optimize a natural looking result from rhinoplasty. (Rod J. Rohrich, MD, Dallas Plastic Surgeon)

Pinched tip rhinoplasty corrects or refines the tip cartilages, which support the bottom third of the nose and are located just above the nostrils. This is done in patients who are satisfied with the rest of the nose (i.e., who have no complaints regarding the width of the nose, a hump or bump, or crookedness). (Eric Pugash, MD, Vancouver Plastic Surgeon)