This delightful patient of mine is now a few months post op and is thrilled with her new appearance. She is perhaps a little older than my average patient but decided to have the surgery she had desired for most of her life. I was so happy when she told me recently that she was so glad to have gone through with the surgery.

The nose does change with age and I have had patients in their later years seeing a bump over the bridge of the nose where it never existed before. Actually, the bump has not suddenly formed but rather the nasal tip drops a little with age as the supportive tissue in the nose weakens. Then gravity takes its toll as it does in other parts of our face and body! The balance of the profile is then altered.

This lady’s nasal tip was indeed droopy and pulled down more as she smiled but this no longer occurs and she has a beautiful profile that is perfectly natural, which is so important. The nose has been narrowed too and the bump removed to leave a softer look to her face. She has a thick skin type in keeping with her Mediterranean ethnicity and hence things will improve further with time.