WHY IS A COLUMELLAR STRUT IS SOMETIMES NECESSARY IN A RHINOPLASTY? One of the complications of rhinoplasty is the loss of tip projection after the procedure, especially in cases where the tip cartilages are week and the tip is mainly suported by a high nasal bridge or the hump. In these cases the columella is reinforced with a piece of cartilage harvested from the septum, the so called columellar strut. If this is not done, one could develop a fullness above the tip which is not desirable and the aesthetic results would be poor. Dr Rafizadeh performs the open rhinoplasty [...]

Today I was answering a question on Realself.com. A very pretty oriental looking girl was inquiring about what she needed to ask when she goes for a rhinoplasty consultation. From the pictures that she had posted, I could see that she was very pretty and her face had a certain balance and harmony of which I would have recommended not to disturb, if she had seen me for a consultation. It reminded me of all the bad oriental rhinoplasties that I had seen in my carrier. Most of these bad results were due to the fact that too much dorsal [...]

Open Rhinoplasty In New Jersey I'd like to divide the rhinoplasty procedure in two distinct parts one of them and probably the most challenging one is the reshaping of the tip (tip rhinoplasty). It is not a different rhinoplasty, but it’s part of the rhinoplasty procedure. In my practice in Morristown New Jersey, there are many patients who do not require ant changes in the shape of their tip. Therefore they don't need a tip rhinoplasty. These patients will have the best and the most natural results in the long run. Today a tip rhinoplasty is normally done with an [...]