Bulbous Nose Correction

Correction is performed within a natural range, and an appropriate nose tip shape is designed considering overall facial harmony.

We apply a surgical method tailored to your skin thickness. By strengthening the cartilage structure, we can create a slim nasal tip even with thick skin.

Yes, nasal tip correction can be performed alone. It can also be combined with bridge surgery if necessary.

A nasal tip that looks round, blunt, and spread out is considered a bulbous nose. The causes include widely spread tip cartilage, thick skin and soft tissue, or a lot of fat, and two or more may overlap. Because the surgical method depends on the cause, diagnosis comes first.

It differs. When the cartilages are spread wide, the width is reduced by suturing the cartilage together, and when support is insufficient, the tip is projected with a cartilage graft. When the skin and soft tissue are thick, that thickness is also taken into account in the design.

They are different. A bulbous nose has a blunt tip, while the alae are the wing-like parts on both sides of the nose. However, the two often occur together, so tip correction and alar reduction are sometimes evaluated together, and the scope is determined after checking the overall proportions.

Implant-free rhinoplasty is suitable for people whose bridge is already high but whose tip is blunt and droops. A large, bulbous tip shows more improvement when it is projected, but if the bridge is low, the connection with the tip can look unnatural, so silicone may be needed. The decision is made after checking the bone structure with 3D CT.

If cartilage is gathered too tightly when the nasal tip skin is thin or soft tissue is lacking, the tip may look narrow and pointed, with a pinched appearance. It is important to design with width, rotation, and proportion in mind rather than emphasizing height alone.

This method narrows the width by suturing together nasal tip cartilages that have spread apart. If needed, cartilage grafting is also performed to project the tip. Which combination is right is decided by looking at the shape of the cartilage and the thickness of the skin.

Raising only the height of the nasal tip can make the nose look longer, so we adjust the angle while looking at the nasolabial angle and nose length together. We design within a range suited to your facial proportions to avoid overcorrection.

We proceed with the aim of maintaining the shape by reinforcing the cartilage structure, but progress varies from person to person depending on the tissue condition and the recovery process. We check the shape during regular follow-up.

When a nasal tip graft is needed, we choose among septal cartilage, ear cartilage, and rib cartilage based on the support required and the amount of tissue available. If suturing the cartilage alone is sufficient, a separate graft may not be necessary.

The surgery takes about 1 to 1.5 hours and is performed under sedation. About 2 to 3 follow-up visits are needed, and no hospitalization is required.

Sutures are removed after about 7 days, after which you can return to daily life. Swelling lingers longest at the nose tip, so the final shape takes longer to settle, and recovery speed varies from person to person.

Regular follow-up takes place at 1 day, 5 days, 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months after surgery, and in between you can ask about your progress via WhatsApp. Dr. Daehee Han personally handles everything from consultation to surgery and follow-up.

Bleeding, infection, swelling, asymmetry, re-widening of the nasal tip, and other issues may occur, and their degree varies from person to person. Please decide after a thorough consultation.