[Nose:Rhinoplasty] Upturned Nose Correction

Upturned (piggy) nose, or foreshortened nose is caused by trauma from birth, or as a side effect of a previous rhinoplasty surgery procedure.

Such shape of nose is corrected by using autologous cartilage from the rib, ears, and the nasal septum.

There are two methods for upturned nose correction:

• by extending the nasal septum using autologous cartilage

• by rotating the alar cartilage

You may consider upturned /foreshortened nose correction if you:

• have upturned (piggy-like) nose

• have naso-labial angle (the angle between the tip of the nose to the tip of the upper lip) is more than 110 degrees

• have nostrils that are too revealed from the front

What you need to know about the surgery:

• procedure period: 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 mins

• anesthesia: topical or general

• same day discharge

• suture removal after 5 to 7 days of surgery

• recovery period: upto 7 days

Upturned nose correction procedures at Migo are done by Dr. Kang Euntaek. Dr. Kang is a board certified plastic surgeon, who has extensive experience in rhinoplasty from having performed more than hundreds of surgeries. He has a published study, titled " Corrective Rhinoplasty for Deviated Nose a new Osteotomy Technique" , and has collaborated on many academic and medical articles. Dr. Kang is currently an adjunct professor in the department of plastic surgery at Ewha Women's University Medical Center.

Bachelor's degree, School of Medicine, Korea University

Adjunct Professor, Department of Plastic surgery, Ewha Womans University Medical Center

Participated in a medical cooperation for a patient with facial deformation with LA Shriners Hospital

Trained at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Full member, the Korean Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Life member, the Korean Society of plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons

Full member, the Korean Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association

Full Member, the Koran Association of Plastic Surgeons

Full Member, the International Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons

Ethical Committee Member of the Korean Society of Plastic Surgeons

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