Changes To The Nose - NJ Rhinoplasty

Noticing a difference in your facial appearance as an adult? While most body parts stop changing after puberty and bones stop growing around age 20, soft tissue and cartilage can continue to change. A significant factor in our facial profile is the nose, made up of cartilage. Many people base their youthful looks on aesthetic influences such as their nose. Injuries, aging, hormonal changes, and overall genetics can alter nose shape and size.

Changes to the nose can be addressed with nose surgery for aesthetic or medical purposes. Rhinoplasty is one of the most common facial plastic surgery procedures done to address functional issues or to alter nasal appearance.

What Causes Changes To The Nose?

There are many potential causes to changes of the nose shape and size, some of which are unavoidable like genetics and aging. Genetics play a large role in your nose shape and size. Birth defects that cause nasal deformities such as a deviated septum can be genetic and affect the functionality of the nose. With age, some patients experience hormonal changes that can affect nose shape and size, such as pregnancy that increases estrogen levels, making the nose appear larger and rounder.

But there are also causes to changes of nose shape and size that are not influenced based on genetics, aging, or hormones, such as nasal injuries and changes of surrounding facial features. Injury or trauma that results in a broken nose or nasal fracture can not only cause shape deformities, but health complications, including a deviated septum. When a nasal injury occurs, sometimes the only option to restore function and aesthetics to the nose is surgery. Loss of facial volume to the cheeks and sagging skin with age can also cause the nose to appear larger, impacting facial harmony.

How Does The Nose Change With Age?

The nose is comprised of cartilage, which can weaken and soften as we age. Nose cartilage can even become more brittle, and you may experience a decrease in the number of nasal blood vessels. Sometimes, the cartilage that attaches to the top and bottom parts of the nose separates completely. With age the nasal skin can experience a loss of elasticity, which can cause the nasal tip to sag and look rounder and larger. Because the nose is one of the main focal points of the face, it is responsible for facial harmony. Any changes to surrounding facial features such as sunken cheeks, jowls, or lip size can all contribute to a nose that looks bigger or unbalanced. In some cases, simply correcting other facial areas of concern can rebalance the facial contours and nose.   

How Can Changes To The Nose Be Corrected?

Nose surgery, also known as rhinoplasty, can address nose shape, size, and function. Rhinoplasty can provide patients with the appearance they’ve been looking for, enhancing their nose shape and contour to best suit their face. The surgery can also alleviate functional issues of the nose such as breathing difficulties caused by a deviated septum and if needed the septum is corrected to achieve desired results. Rhinoplasty can achieve a younger-looking, balanced profile, and rejuvenating results. If a patient previously underwent nose surgery, and was left unhappy with the results they can undergo revision rhinoplasty with Dr. Asaadi. Revision rhinoplasty corrects any issues in aesthetics or function left from a previous surgery.

Dr. Asaadi and our staff welcome any questions you may have about rhinoplasty. Contact our New Jersey office at 973.731.7000 or request an appointment online today!

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