Identifying a nose job

A good rhinoplasty is not seen in the nose, but in the eyes. That is to say, the nose is not an object to which attention should be drawn, but rather overlooked…A good nose job in Houston is one where someone cannot tell you had a rhinoplasty. People may look at you and say, you look different.…

Revision Rhinoplasty policy

I frequently get asked by rhinoplasty patients, what is your revision rhinoplasty policy? That is to say, what if the patient is unhappy after their rhinoplasty and wants a revision rhinoplasty? This is a fair question that is typically not need to be addressed, fortunately.

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Revision Rhinoplasty Scar

Patients desiring revision rhinoplasty may have concerns regarding their scar from open rhinoplasty or their scar around the nostrils from alar base reduction or nostril narrowing. The open rhinoplasty approach requires an incision between the nostrils in the columella.…

Is rhinoplasty a nose job?

Rhinoplasty comes from the latin term of changing the shape of the nose. The goal in cosmetic rhinoplasty is to change the external shape of the nose to create a more aesthetically pleasing nose. This is the the definition for the lingo or slang nose job. However, changing the inside shape of the nose, which can be termed functional rhinoplasty, is also a form of rhinoplasty. However, speaking as…