Can Rhinoplasty Fix A Deep Nasofrontal Angle?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in rhinoplasty surgery. I hate my nasofrontal angle, it is very deep. I am not sure if I need to build up the bridge, reduce the projection of the tip, or both… I would value very much your learned opinion and recommendations.

Nasofrontal Angle in Rhinoplasty Dr Barry Eppley IndianapolisA: A deep nasofrontal angle is often cased by a combination of factors including a low nasal bone height, an overprojecting nasal tip and low dorsum and, of equal importance, brow bone bossing/protrusion. In doing some computer imaging (which is attached) you can see that the effects of a rhinoplasty (radix/dorsal augmentation and tip deprojection/rotation) lessen the depth of your deep nasofrontal angle by about half. When you add in a brow bone reduction with the rhinoplasty (see attached imaging) the deep nasofrontal angle problem is completely solved. So you see  in your case, which is not rare, that it is really a combination of low nasal bones (45% of the problem), brow bone bossing (45% of the problem) and very minimally impacted by nasal tip changes (10% of the problem). For a female you have fairly prominent brow bones and that is most certainly a big part of the problem. There is nothing wrong with a rhinoplasty alone you just have to realize its limitations…it will make it better but is not the complete cure for it.

Dr. Barry Eppley

Indianapolis, Indiana