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Many of my Houston ethnic rhinoplasty patients will ask how this type of rhinoplasty is different.  Ethnic rhinoplasty which, usually refers to African American rhinoplasty or Asian rhinoplasty, requires an experienced rhinoplasty surgeon in this type of surgery.  Frequently, these type of ethnic noses will have a low dorsum or bridge, bulbous nasal tip, and poor…

Many of my Asian rhinoplasty patients who come to my Houston office have specific concerns related to their nose.  Common themes with Asian rhionplasty include a low bridge or dorsum that may require augmentation.  A flat nasal tip and wide nostrils may also need to be addressed with Asian rhinoplasty.  

This can be accomplished with cartilage…

Many of my Houston revision rhinoplasty patients and revision ethnic rhinoplasty patients have thick nasal tip skin and desire a more refined nasal tip and narrower nose.  

With revision rhinoplasty, the tip in a normal thickness skin patient is difficult to refine, let alone one with thick skin.  Cartilage grafting, sculpting the cartilage, and thinning…

Many of my Houston ethnic rhinoplasty patients present with thick nasal tip skin and want a smaller more refined nasal tip.  African American rhinoplasty or Asian rhinoplasty patients will frequently have thicker nasal tip skin.  There are ways to create a more refined tip such…

A few of my Houston rhinoplasty patients with thick nasal tip skin have also had severe acne.  Recently, I saw one of them 3 years out after rhinoplasty.  She had a nice result despite her extremey thick nasal tip skin and I had not seen her in over a year.  Upon examination, her tip had significantly become more refined and shrunken.  She then shared that after she…

A flat or droopy nasal tip in an ethnic nose is a common reason to seek rhinoplasty with my Houston patients.  Asian rhinoplasty or African American rhinoplasty frequently requires grafting to increase the tip projection, or bring the tip of the nose further out from the face.  This grafting can be done with cartilage grafts from the septum which can be…

Many of my Houston ethnic rhinoplasty patients have a low bridge and flat tip that require grafts to support and build up these areas.  Cadaver rib cartilage is an excellent choice for ethnic rhinoplasty.  It can build up a low dorsum or bridge and also support a weak flap or droopy nasal tip.  Cadaver rib cartilage, handled properly, has very low infection,…

Many of my Houston ethnic rhinoplasty patients are simply interested in reducing their nostrils size, treating flared nostrils, or wide nostrils. Alar base reduction alone an be performed in the office to narrow nostrils and reduce nostril flare. This can comfortably be performed…

Many of my Houston ethnic rhinoplasty patients state they want to preserve some of their ethnic identity with rhinoplasty. This may mean not narrowing the nostrils too much or not taking down the hump completely or simply leaving a strong straight dorsum. I have even had patients…