{"id":16754,"date":"2021-02-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drfernandezblanco.com\/la-complicacion-mas-frecuente-en-rinoplastias\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T16:55:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:55:56","slug":"the-most-common-complication-in-rhinoplasties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drfernandezblanco.com\/en\/the-most-common-complication-in-rhinoplasties\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhinoplasty complications: Why do they happen and how can they be avoided?"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Rhinoplasty is one of the most requested operations<\/a> in Spain and around the world, since the nose has great importance in the face and the appearance changes greatly when it is shaped. In addition to the health benefits it may offer. Today we will talk about one of the most common complications in rhinoplasty: fibrous supratip<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

What is the supratip?<\/h2>\n

The supratip is a part of the nose that runs from the nasal tip to the dorsum. A kind of step whose ideal measurement reaches one millimeter. This ideal is what every rhinoplasty aspires to achieve and is, consequently, one of the fundamental reasons why after one of these procedures a splint or bandage must be placed on the nasal dorsum.<\/p>\n

What is fibrous supratip?<\/h2>\n

The deformity called fibrous supratip consists of excessive scarring at the nasal tip that blurs the nose, making it bulge above the tip.<\/p>\n

How does fibrous supratip occur?<\/h2>\n

Any operation can be hampered by the patient\u2019s healing capacity. In the case of fibrous supratip, it is very rare for it to occur, but it does. These are the different scenarios in which it may appear:<\/p>\n