Nasal Bridge Surgery

Over this past decade, our San Diego office has seen an increasing number of rhinoplasty patients seeking revision surgery with Dr. Hilinski to restore a dorsal hump, or bump, on their nose. Yes, you heard that correctly - putting a bump back on the bridge of the nose. You are…

If there were ever a classic rhinoplasty case - it would be reduction of a dorsal hump/bump deformity. Many patients erroneously think that it is super simple to remove a bump off a nasal bridge. In reality, shaving a bump down is fairly easy in terms of the surgical technique.…

This is a great case example of how an ethnic, female nose can be narrowed throughout - meaning the nasal bridge, tip and base - while maintaining a natural appearance. I saw this female patient for rhinoplasty consultation on several different occasions - mostly because we both wanted to be…

Dr. Hilinski now offers the Spirox Latera procedure to help with your chronic nasal obstruction and difficulty breathing through the nose. If you notice that pulling on the side of your nose helps your nasal function - or you benefit from using Breathe Right strips - you may be a…

A saddle nose deformity refers to a marked depression or collapse along the mid portion of the nasal bridge. It is described as such because it resembles the look of a saddle when looking at the nose from the side view. This is visually demonstrated in the adjacent diagram showing…

Osteotomies are a specific maneuver performed during rhinoplasty surgery to help narrow a wide nasal bridge and/or to straighten a crooked bridge. This rhinoplasty tutorial here focuses on the former - using osteotomies to narrow what is seen as a wide nasal bone. This young lady consulted with me for…

This is a great case example that illustrates many of the considerations involved in African-American rhinoplasty (nose job) surgery. Like many African-American rhinoplasty patients seeking nose job surgery, this young lady from San Diego found my office after researching rhinoplasty surgery online. She then schedule a consultation with my office…

In some cases of cosmetic rhinoplasty, the changes made to the shape of the nose can have a much more dramatic impact on the overall facial appearance. This is a great example of such a case. This young lady from San Diego consulted with me in the hopes of having cosmetic…