Nose Job, Nose Surgery, Rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty, or nose surgery, is sometimes referred to as “nose reshaping” or a “nose job. Nose cosmetic surgery improves the appearance and proportion of your nose, enhancing facial harmony and self confidence. Nose surgery may also correct impaired breathing caused by structural abnormalities in the nose. While the shape of your nose is usually the result of heredity, the appearance may have been altered in an injury or during prior surgery.
Rhinoplasty surgery can change:Nose size, in relation to the other facial structures Nose width, at the bridge Nose profile, with visible humps or depressions on the bridge Nasal tip, that is large or bulbous, drooping, or too upturned Nostrils that are large, wide or upturned Nasal asymmetry and deviation
Nose surgery is a good option for you if:Your facial growth is complete and you are 13 years of age or older You are physically healthy You do not smoke You have specific, but realistic goals in mind for the improvement of your appearance Nose cosmetic surgery is a highly individualized procedure and you should do it for yourself, not to fulfill someone else’s desires or to try to fit any sort of ideal image.
The nose is of the most prominent and defining features of the face, with great influence on how we feel about our looks. For those patients dissatisfied with the size or shape of their nose a Rhinoplasty can be performed for reshaping purposes. Rhinoplasty can make your nose larger or smaller and can change the shape of the bridges, tip or nostrils. It should come as no surprise that many thousands of people every year choose to change the size or shape of theirs noses. Rhinoplasty is a straight forward procedure that can yield a huge return on self-esteem self-confidence and can restore balance and proportion to the face.
Rhinoplasty can also relieve breathing abnormalities or correct a birth defect or injury.
Candidate for Rhinoplasty Surgery
Rhinoplasty can be used to alter the size, shape, and contour of nearly any aspect of the nose.
It can also be used to correct breathing problems, either alone or with nasal reshaping. Correcting the shape of the nose or breathing problems is also somethings necessary after previous trauma to the nose.
Surgery & Recovery
The surgery is done on an outpatient basis under general or local anesthesia. during the rhinoplasty procedure, incisions are made either along or inside the nostrils which there should be no real visible scarring. Next, the skin is separated from the bone and cartilage, which is sculpted to the desired shape. When the Rhinoplasty surgery is complete a splint is applied to help your nose keep its new shape. For the first 2-3 days after Rhinoplasty you may experience some minor discomfort and puffiness in your face.in addition to the nose itself, the eyelid region may become quite swollen and bruised. Patients often have nasal packing which is removed in the first few days. There is usually some type of external splint which adheres to the nose, this is removed 7-10 days after the surgery. The incisions are very well hidden across the columella. the fleshy structure between the nostrils, and internally in the nose. The final result may not be apparent for several months and it usually takes a full year to completely appreciate the final result there was a time when people thought that there was such a thing as an ideal nose, but is no longer true .in fact the goals of rhinoplasty surgery is usually to improve the appearance of the nose while maintaining identity that is your own. An in-depth discussion with our plastic surgeon allows him to understand your goal and expectations from your surgery to provide you with the best result possible.
