Overview
THE PREOPERATIVE FEATURES
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Focusing on a nose that is large, long, crooked, hooked, or has a bulbous tip or a bump on the top. |
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A nose that is too large, long or wide in comparison to the rest of the face. |
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The presence of difficulty in breathing, or continued sinus drainage. |
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A history of nasal trauma, accidents or fractures that have left the nose crooked or disfigured. |
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Desire for a softened, delicate, balanced nasal appearance. |
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Unsatisfactory appearance from a previous surgery and a desire to revise or make the nose look better. This is a revision rhinoplasty. |
THE PROCEDURE
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Anesthesia can be local or general and the surgery takes one to two hours. |
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Very well concealed incisions are made inside the nostrils, and occasionally across the lower midsection. |
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Excess bone and cartilage is removed, reshaped, or redistributed. The skin molds down around this rearranged framework to arrive at the final cosmetic appearance. |
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The septal cartilage in the middle of the nose is removed or molded to allow for better breathing. |
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No packing is required. |
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A splint is applied over the nose for a week to hold the tissues in place and decrease swelling. |
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A chin implant often compliments this procedure and improves the profile. |
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This can be combined with other surgeries. |
THE RECOVERY
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You can go home after several hours. |
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You can shower on the second day after surgery. |
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Minimal pain that is mostly gone by the second or third day and easily controlled by medications. |
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Some congestion and nasal drip for two to three days. |
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Swelling which is mild to moderate and peaks at two to three days then disappears rapidly over the next three weeks. |
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Insignificant swelling that slowly resolves over the next six to twelve months. |
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Minimal bruising between the eyes and onto cheeks which is most at two days then disappears rapidly by three to five days. |
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Resume many activities within the first week, and most by at least three weeks. |
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No stitches to remove. They are all dissolvable. |
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Off of work for three to seven days. |
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Taping the nose postoperatively for 1-5 days will help swelling to dissipate faster. |
THE RESULT
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Very natural result, not scooped out or bobbed up too much. |
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A softened and beautiful balance to compliment your other facial features and proportions. |
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Lasts the rest of your life and always looks better than if you didn't do it. |
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Natural and presentable appearance after the first week that just gets better over the next three to six months. |
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