A short recovery time is a big benefit of the tip-lift procedure — this is because it only manipulates the cartilage of the nose. Dr. Weintraub says, "Very little bruising, if any, takes place ...

An upturned nose is one with a tip that’s angled upward. ... If too much cartilage is removed from the tip of the nose or the septum, it can shorten the nose and cause the tip to turn upward.

The toughest part, though, is the tip of Phillips' nose. "From what it appears to me, [you] don't have usable tip cartilage," Nassif says. "I would have to cut out all your natural tip cartilage ...

The tip of your nose may drop down because the muscle and firm tissue (cartilage) in your nose is weak and your nostril can't stay open. Your nostrils may look pinched or too narrow.

The tip of your nose is primarily shaped by the soft cartilage that gives it its flexibility. There’s no evidence that nose exercises can noticeably influence the shape of either of these tissues.

The septum piercing goes through the thin membrane in the center of your nose. The piercing’s origins lie with ancient civilizations like the Aztecs and the Mayans. In the last decade, however ...