Rhinoplasty

RHINOPLASTY SURGERY

Rhinoplasty surgery can help with your breathing and the shape of your nose as well.

Rhinoplasty is the surgery which changes the shape of your nose. The main objective of nose surgery is to change the looks of the nose and improve breathing. The upper division of the nose structure is bone and the lower division is cartilage.

Rhinoplasty surgery can transform bone, skin, cartilage or all three. You can consult it with your surgeon if rhinoplasty is suitable for you.

Who is Eligible for Surgery?

Rhinoplasty is the nose surgery meant to enhance or correct your nose through adjusting the nasal flaws. So, it’s very important for both doctors and patients to recognize the reasons about undertaking the nose job and define appropriate circumstances for the same.

Some of the most common reasons why people go for Rhinoplasty nose surgery include:

Asymmetric Tip

Broken Nose

Bulbous Tip of Nose

Crooked Nose

Deviated septum

Dorsal Hump

Droopy Nose

High Bridge

Low Bridge

Narrow Nose

Nostril Collapse

Upturned Nose

Wide Nose

Wide or Flaring Nostrils

Which Techniques to be Used?

There are multiple techniques to be used for this Rhinoplasty nose operation. Let’s go through them:

Closed Rhinoplasty

In Closed Rhinoplasty, all the incisions are buried inside the nose without any external scars. Lifting a soft tissue a bit upward, the cartilage and bone is available to do the required changes.

Open Rhinoplasty

Open Rhinoplasty is used for the patients who require general work done on the nose. The surgeon will do incisions in your skin among your nostrils under your nose.

FILLER RHINOPLASTY

In Filler Rhinoplasty, no incision is made however injectable fillers are used for correcting minor imperfections within the nose.

REVISION RHINOPLASTY

Revision Rhinoplasty is the succeeding nose surgery after the primary rhinoplasty. Usually patients go for this nose surgery in case if they are not glad with the results of the primary surgery.

Pre-Operation Process

	Using of Medicine	Avoid ibuprofen, aspirin, naproxen or other non-steroidal or anti-inflammatory medicines.
	Stay Away From Smoking	Keep away from smoking a couple of weeks before and after the surgery.
	Food – Drinking	Do not drink or eat anything after midnight of the night before the surgery.

Treatment Process

	Place	Rhinoplasty can be performed in a hospital, a clinic or a casualty surgical facility.
	Local Anesthesia	In case of a simple nose surgery, you’ll get local anesthesia around the nose and it will numb the face. You might also have medication through the IV line which makes you sleepy.
	General Anesthesia	In general anesthesia, patient needs to inhale the drug or inject one through the IV line that will make you unconscious.
	Reforming	Once you become unconscious, the surgeon will do some cuts inside or between your nostrils and separate skin from the bone or cartilage and start reforming.
	It Takes 1-2 Hours	The process generally takes 1-2 hours but if the nose surgery is difficult, it will take more time.