Revision Surgery for a Pinched Nose? Can a Clothes-Peg Nose or 11-Shaped Nostrils Be Fixed? (Tips from a Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon)

Revision Surgery for a Pinched Nose? Can a Clothes-Peg Nose or 11-Shaped Nostrils Be Fixed?

(Tips from a Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon)

Hello, this is Objet Plastic Surgery.

Today, I’d like to talk about the topic of the “pinched nose,” which accounts for a very high percentage of consultations for nose revision surgery.

Director Lee Gyeong-muk has extensive clinical experience in revision rhinoplasty for different types of noses, including drooping nasal tips, upturned nasal tips, crooked noses, and contracture noses, which is why so many people visit Objet Plastic Surgery for revision surgery.

Because you can see many in-depth revision rhinoplasty cases here, it seems many people come in for revision surgery for a pinched nose.

“My nose has become ugly, like it was pinched by a clothespin.”

“My nostrils were pinched like a 110V power outlet.”

This is probably the most stressful part for people who are worried about a pinched nose.

You had nose surgery to look prettier, so why did it end up looking like this? Is revision surgery for a pinched nose possible when the shape has changed into something so unflattering?

If you clicked on this article because of these kinds of worries, please read to the end! I’ll share all the helpful tips on how you can get back to a sufficiently pretty nose shape.

Clothespin Nose, 11-Shaped Nostrils?

Why did only my nose end up like this?

People who want revision surgery for a pinched nose often have a nasal tip that looks pointy, as if it were pinched by a clothespin. On top of that, the nostrils become stretched out into an 11 shape.

There is a clear reason why this happens: the nose was raised too much.

At the nasal tip, there is cartilage called the alar cartilage. If an implant is placed under the alar cartilage, the alar cartilage rises and the nasal tip can be lifted.

However, if the nasal tip is lifted too much relative to the size of the alar cartilage, the alar cartilage gathers inward, making the bridge of the nose look like it has been pinched by a clothespin, while the nostrils become elongated into an 11 shape.

That is why, for people with small alar cartilage, the nasal tip needs to be raised naturally in order to prevent revision surgery for a pinched nose.

But there are also people who come in saying that even though their nasal tip was raised naturally, they still don’t like the result and want revision surgery for a pinched nose.

A common characteristic of these cases is that they often have had a procedure that ties together the alar cartilage in the nose, commonly called “cartilage tying.”

You may have heard of “cartilage tying” before, right? As the name suggests, it is a procedure that tightens the cartilage at the nasal tip by tying it together.

Patients tend to think that a bulbous nose is caused by the cartilage at the nasal tip being spread apart, but in fact, the nasal tip of most people already has spread-out cartilage called alar cartilage.

Because of that, people often think that this alar cartilage needs to be tied together in order to address a bulbous, wide-looking nasal tip.

However, in East Asians such as Koreans, tying the alar cartilage does not easily improve a bulbous nose. Since the skin is thick, even if the cartilage is tied, the result is not very noticeable.

If you want to refine the nasal tip with cartilage tying, only one point of the alar cartilage should be tied. That way, you can get a natural gathering effect at the nasal tip.

But if the entire alar cartilage is tied, the nose cartilage itself can end up looking tightly constricted. This can make the nose look as if it has been pinched by a clothespin, and the nostrils may resemble a 110V power outlet.

That is why overdoing cartilage tying is not a good idea. If cartilage tying is necessary, it should only be applied at one point on the nasal tip. Above all, it is very important to undergo rhinoplasty with an experienced medical team that can accurately assess the condition of the patient’s nose and apply the appropriate procedure.

In particular, Director Lee Gyeong-muk does not finish the surgery immediately once the rhinoplasty procedure is complete. He always goes through a process to make sure what shape the results will take after surgery.

After cartilage tying, the nose shape is checked once more with the skin in place to see whether it has become a shape that looks pinched by a clothespin.

Rather than looking only from the front, the shape is carefully checked from above, below, and both sides as well, thoroughly inspecting the postoperative nose shape. If it is predicted that the nose may end up looking pinched, the cartilage is loosened again and corrected.

Because the surgery is performed with such meticulous care, I think that is why many people seeking revision surgery for a pinched nose come to us.

At Objet, we do our best to address the concerns not only of people undergoing rhinoplasty for the first time, but also of those who visit for a variety of revision rhinoplasty procedures, including revision surgery for a pinched nose.

If you are worried because you are not satisfied with the result after rhinoplasty, please feel free to visit Objet Plastic Surgery. Even if you come in with many concerns on your mind, we will help provide a clear and refreshing consultation so you can leave with a lighter 마음.

This has been Objet Plastic Surgery. Thank you.

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