[Lari Plastic Surgery] Congenital Hump Nose: Don’t Worry About Your First Rhinoplasty—Make It Smooth

When you work at a hospital, there are patients who have never had nose surgery,

but come in with a hump nose after an external impact,

such as bumping into something.

In Korea, unlike in European populations, congenital hump noses are not very common,

so most hump noses develop due to acquired factors.

Of course, there are also people who are born that way!

Just like this.

This is actually a nose-bone shape that is hard to see often in Korea.

Most East Asians have small or low nose bones,

so it is difficult to find a hump with this much protrusion,

and especially difficult to find in women, whose bone development is slower.

This patient was unusually female, yet had a nose bone that protruded too much,

resulting in a severe congenital hump.

A severe hump like this can create a neutral, masculine impression in women,

which gives an unfavorable appearance.

So for people with this kind of nose, hump nose surgery is strongly recommended.

Because hump nose surgery involves shaving down bone,

many people worry that it may be risky

and hesitate to decide on surgery right away.

However, this is a procedure with very large changes after surgery, so patient satisfaction is very high.

Surgery to raise a low nose only makes the overall nose shape higher,

but hump nose surgery lowers the hump in the middle-upper part of the nose

and, according to the patient’s needs, raises the lower part of the nose—the tip—

creating a more dynamic change before and after surgery than ordinary rhinoplasty.

This is the appearance 7 months before and after surgery.

The hump was removed well and the tip was raised naturally,

so although only the nose is visible in the photo above,

the face after surgery became generally softer than before surgery.

Some people may think the oblique view looks good, but after seeing the side view,

wonder whether the hump should be corrected more, or whether the nose should drop in a straighter line.

If you over-shave the protruding nose bone in an attempt to correct the hump,

it can instead create a hollow area in the bridge,

which may lead to both aesthetic and functional problems.

The hump was precisely corrected before and after surgery so that the bridge could remain well supported even without silicone,

and the tip was made to connect naturally with the shaved nasal bone,

creating a natural nose shape that does not look like surgery.

Most hump nose surgeries do not usually feel especially different from the front,

but in the patient above, the nose bone was slightly bent around the hump before surgery,

so after surgery, the front-view photo may give the impression that the shape improved somewhat.

In principle, a bent nose shape cannot be fully straightened with rhinoplasty,

but it is true that the bend, which was exaggerated by the protruding hump, appears to have been alleviated.

tip.

If the bridge or tip is raised too much during nose surgery,

this kind of bending may appear more pronounced,

so before surgery it is best to consider these factors together when deciding the surgical plan.