A bulbous nose has a large, round or wide tip that makes the nose look heavy and lacking shape. It is one of the large-tip concerns often seen in Thai and other Asian people, because of flared tip cartilage, thick tip tissue, or both.<\/p>\n\n
For people interested in rhinoplasty to correct a bulbous nose, a common question is whether open rhinoplasty is needed. In many cases open rhinoplasty is a suitable technique, because the surgeon needs to see and work on the tip cartilage directly to achieve the result you want.<\/p>\n\n
However, not every case needs the open technique. In some less complex cases, the surgeon may consider other techniques as suitable. This article explains what a bulbous nose is, what causes it, and why open rhinoplasty is often used for it.<\/p>\n