Top UK Rhinoplasty Surgeon, Julian Rowe-Jones on: Can your nose be made smaller?

Make the nose smaller

Most patients who request a rhinoplasty have a bump on the nose. Removing the bump will make the nose smaller, but often the patients will also say “I think my nasal tip projects out too far. Can you get rid of the bump but make my nose smaller?”

Global reduction of the nose

This is what we would call global reduction of the nose. This is difficult surgery; it’s not surgery for an inexperienced surgeon. Why do I say that? Well because it’s not actually too difficult to make each structure of the nose smaller on the inside, but when you do that you’ve got to make sure every bit fits together and you’ve also got to know that the skin on the outside and the lining on the inside is going to shrink. I see too many patients who have had global nasal reduction, in part or whole, when the skin was just never able to shrink to fit the new nose and they look worse. So think very carefully about global size reduction and have a very careful discussion with your surgeon about it because it’s not as achievable as people would like to think it is.

Presented by Julian Rowe-Jones, Top UK Rhinoplasty Surgeon

More about Julian Rowe-Jones

Julian Rowe-Jones founded The Nose Clinic in 1998 with a clear mission to deliver world leading standards of cosmetic nose surgery (Rhinoplasty) in Guildford, and now in Harley Street, London. His aim is to provide a level of friendly and professional consultancy, advice, support and patient care that complements and enhances these standards. His expertise as a rhinoplasty surgeon is central to the success of his patients; and you can read more about his background and experience in specialising.

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