Many patients have small chins due to lack of mandibular development. A recessed chin can make the cheeks look too wide creating a rounded appearance. This patient was treated with an implant to augment the chin creating a beautiful jawline. The cheeks were brought in to balance and the lower third of the face was made more proportionate.
The patient felt that her nose was too wide and without definition. During her rhinoplasty consultation multiple methods and techniques were discussed to achieve her goals. She decided to pursue an implant to increase the height of the bridge of her nose. The nasal tip was reshaped using cartilage from her septum. The nostrils and alar base were made less wide.
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1) San Diego Asian Rhinoplasty 200: Dr. Kolstad has many patients of Asian descent seeking rhinoplasty. In this patient the bridge of the nose was narrowed to a more feminine contour. The nasal tip was reshaped using a combination of base reduction and tip refinement.
2) San Diego Asian Rhinoplasty 201: A very natural, elegant result.
3) San Diego Asian Rhinoplasty 202: By reshaping the nose rhinoplasty can be rebalance the entire face.
4) San Diego Asian Rhinoplasty 205: To achieve the most natural result Dr. Kolstad frequently reshapes the nose from top to bottom. In this patient narrowing of the bridge was combined with alar base reduction and tip refinement.
This San Diego Asian rhinoplasty patient wanted to improve the shape and balance of her nose. She felt like the bridge was too small on profile view. She wanted a tip that projected further and was more refined.
Dr. Kolstad used rib cartilage to add height to the bridge of her nose and restructure her nasal tip. The nose was made higher, longer and more narrow through complex cartilage grafting.
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1) Asian Rhinoplasty San Diego 506: Adding height to the bridge makes the nose appear more skinny and the midface less flat.
2) Asian Rhinoplasty San Diego 508: Rib cartilage can be used to add height to the nasal bridge, add projection to the tip of the nose and lengthen a short nose.
3) Asian Nose Surgery San Diego 510: Rib cartilage used to create a more pleasing aesthetic line connecting the eyebrow to the nasal tip. Most importantly, a very natural result.
Loss of volume in the cheeks and around the eyes can create a deflated, aged appearance. Pulling the skin tighter and tighter is not always a good option. This patient was concerned with sagging skin of the upper eyelids and cheeks. Dr. Kolstad performed a full face fat transfer to tighten the skin and restore a youthful appearance.
Not everyone that wants to changes the shape of the nose needs surgery. Nonsurgical “liquid” rhinoplasty is a popular choice for many of our rhinoplasty patients.
This patient wanted to make her nose higher and more narrow. Dr. Kolstad used Juvederm to add height to the top of her bridge making the nose straighter and more feminine.
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1) Asian Rhinoplasty San Diego 200: Liquid rhinoplasty can create an elegant nasal bridge without surgery or downtime.
2) Asian Rhinoplasty San Diego 201: Adding height to the bridge of the nose creates a more slender nasal appearance and brings balance to the cheeks and midface.
3) Asian Rhinoplasty San Diego 202: Not ready for surgery? Dr. Kolstad can reshape your nose in the office using an injectable filler with minimal downtime or recovery.
4) Asian Rhinoplasty San Diego 204: A very natural, elegant result.
Not everyone that wants to changes the shape of the nose needs surgery. Nonsurgical “liquid” rhinoplasty is a popular choice for many of our rhinoplasty patients.
This patient wanted to straighten the bump on her nose. Dr. Kolstad used Juvederm to add height to the top of her bridge making the nose straighter and more feminine.
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1) Asian Rhinoplasty San Diego 300: Liquid rhinoplasty can create an elegant nasal bridge without surgery or downtime.
2) Asian Rhinoplasty San Diego 301: Before and immediately after liquid rhinoplasty. Minimal downtime, dramatic results.
3) Asian Rhinoplasty San Diego 303: A natural, elegant result.
This patient felt like his eyes looked heavy and wanted a more visible eyelid. He noticed bulging of the lower eyelid fat and always had dark circles around his eyes. He was concerned with creating an unnatural appearance after eyelid surgery. He was treated with an eyelid crease creating upper eyelid surgery and Dr. Kolstad’s scarless lower eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty).
This patient was concerned with tired looking eyes. She noticed bulging of the lower eyelid fat and always had dark circles around her eyes. She was concerned with creating an unnatural appearance after eyelid surgery. She was treated with a lower eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) to remove a conservative amount of lower eyelid fat and to tighten the loose eyelid skin.
Are you looking for an Asian Facelift San Diego? This patient did not like the appearance of the loose skin in her lower face and neck. She was also concerned with the loss of volume throughout her face caused by aging. Her primary concern was to achieve a natural result that makes her appear refreshed and rejuvenated without looking “overly done”. During her consultation Dr. Kolstad recommended a lower face and neck lift to address the sagging muscles and loose skin in the neck. The jowls were lift to sculpt her jawline. Midface hollowing and cheek deflation were treated using a facial fat transfer. Fat is liposuctioned from the lower extremities and used to fill cheek hollows, temples and other facial hollows.
A combination of a facelift and facial fat transfer was the ideal treatment to lift and tighten this patient’s sagging jowls and neck skin to accentuate her beautiful neckline. Dr. Kolstad’s conservative approach to facial fat transfer resulted in a natural-looking volume correction to this patient’s midface area, drawing attention to the youthful contour of her cheeks. Facial fat transfers typically add 15 – 30 mLs of volume to the needed areas of the face.
This patient did not like the shape or proportion of her nose. She felt like the bridge was too small on profile view. She was concerned that the tip of her nose was too rotated and created too much nostril show.
Dr. Kolstad used rib cartilage to add height to the bridge of her nose and to restructure her nasal tip. The tip was rotated downwards creating a more natural contour and nostril balance.
Asian noses come in all shapes and sizes and Dr. Kolstad will customize an outcome to meet your features and your goals. Depending on your features you may require adding height to the bridge using either rib cartilage or a silastic implant.
The tip of the nose can be pushed further out using cartilage from the ear or the septum. Dr. Kolstad does not use “L” shaped implants due to risks of implant extrusion and nasal tip scarring.
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1) Asian Nose Surgery San Diego 501: Dr. Kolstad used rib cartilage to rotate the tip of the nose downwards and add height to the bridge.
2) Asian Nose Surgery San Diego 505: Every nose is unique. Dr. Kolstad customizes your rhinoplasty to match your specific features and goals.
3) Asian Nose Surgery San Diego 508: Dr. Kolstad rotated the tip of the nose downwards to improve the nostril contour and reconstructed the columellar retraction using rib cartilage.
4) Asian Nose Surgery San Diego 511: Rib cartilage was used to add height to the bridge of the nose and to build a columella.
The patient did not like the bridge and tip of her nose. She requested that the bridge be made higher and more narrow. The tip of her nose was reshaped, narrowed and made higher by using cartilage from her septum.
1) Asian Rhinoplasty San Diego 500: Subtle refinements like adding height to the bridge and narrowing nasal tip can create a very elegant and natural result.
2) Asian Rhinoplasty San Diego 501: Dr. Kolstad can use either rib cartilage or an implant to raise the height of the bridge. The tip of the nose can be projected using cartilage from the ear or the septum.
3) Asian Rhinoplasty San Diego 502: Before surgery the bridge of the nose and the eyeball are at the same height. After dorsal augmentation the bridge projects much further than the eye.
Asian noses come in all shapes and sizes and Dr. Kolstad will customize an outcome to meet your features and your goals. Depending on your features you may require adding height to the bridge using either rib cartilage or a silastic implant.
The tip of the nose can be pushed further out using cartilage from the ear or the septum. Dr. Kolstad does not use “L” shaped implants due to risks of implant extrusion and nasal tip scarring.
Every nose is unique. This patient wanted the bridge of her nose to be smaller and more feminine. The tip of the nose was contoured and lifted to a more natural angle.
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1) Asian Rhinoplasty San Diego 600: Dr. Kolstad’s most important goal is for your nose to look perfectly natural. This patient did not want a drastic change and wished to avoid an “operated look”. She wanted to retain the features specific to her ethnicity, but improve them.
2) Asian Rhinoplasty San Diego 601: A refined nasal tip should look natural and elegant. It should balance with the bridge of the nose, the lips and the chin. Reshaping the tip of the nose is best performed by a rhinoplasty specialist.
3) Asian Rhinoplasty San Diego 303: By changing the rotation of the tip of the nose, the lips and chin can be brought into balance with the remainder of the face.
