Should I have a straight profile or a slope with rhinoplasty?

Rhinoplasty or nose job surgery is the second most common cosmetic surgical procedure in the United States. Many of our Houston patients who are interested in rhinoplasty have a certain goal or idea for their appearance. It is important to perform the rhinoplasty digital imaging with your…

Rhinoplasty for a bulbous tip

After a dorsal hump, a bulbous tip is the most common complaint from patients seeking rhinoplasty. Bulbous tips are typically due to the shape of the nasal tip cartilage being too broad, wide, or bowed. There are many different ways to refine the nasal tip by removing cartilage,…

Rhinoplasty for Out of Houston Patients

Many of rhinoplasty patients come from outside of Houston from places such as The Woodlands, Corpus Christi, and Harlingen. They come to Houston to seek rhinoplasty as they may not feel that they can identify the expertise needed for rhinoplasty surgery in these locations. One of the common questions I get from 

Are my nostrils flared or too wide?

Many of my Houston patients coming in for rhinoplasty consultation or ethnic rhinoplasty consultation are concerned about their wide nostrils or what they typically describe as flared nostrils. The terminology here can be confusing. Wide nostrils or ala are basically ala that…