Patient Photos

Rhinoplasty In A Teenager To Treat a Rounded Tip and Bridge Hump

This Renton area rhinoplasty patient consulted with Dr. Lamperti with her family to see what could be done to treat her bulbous nasal tip and to smooth her bridge hump. A subtle elevation to the tip was also preferred. Dr. Lamperti noted that the patient had a relatively broad, rounded tip along with prominent bony "horns" where her nasal bones ended. The patient's nasal tip was also deviated to the right and at the middle of the bridge there was a moderate bony and cartilaginous bump. Dr. Lamperti Used an open septo-rhinoplasty approach to smooth down the patient's dorsal hump while at the same time filing the lateral nasal horns. He also flattened the tip cargilages to make them less rounded and narrowed the nasal tip cartilages conservatively using sutures. The patient is quite tall so ta very subtle tip elevation (rotation) was produced. In the 1 year after photos you can see how the patient's tip has a very natural, refined appearance with a much smoother bridge and less rounded and deviated nasal tip cartilages. Also, her nasal bone prominences have been smoothed and the middle third of the nose supported with spreader grafts creating a very natural appearing brow tip aesthetic line.