Rhinoplasty Surgery

noseRhinoplasty surgery, also known as nose surgery, reshapes the nose, and is designed to improve nose proportions or overall appearance. One other common use of rhinoplasty surgery is to correct a nose defect, in order to facilitate breathing. Rhinoplasty surgery can consist of a change to the nose’s size, and of changing the shape of the nose by either altering the nose’s nostrils or the tip of the nose.
The rhinoplasty surgery is considered a rather simple medical procedure.

How long does rhinoplasty surgery take?

This procedure lasts 1 to 3 hours if the rhinoplasty surgery is not a complicated one. If the rhinoplasty surgery is a reconstructive surgery or is a corrective procedure to a previous unsuccessful nose surgery, then the rhinoplasty surgery will take longer. The surgeon will begin by making incisions to the nose, based on the alterations required. These incisions will be inconspicuous since they are performed in hidden areas of the nose. Afterwards, the surgeon will reshape the nose.

Rhinoplasty Surgery Risks -

As with any other medical procedure, there are risks to rhinoplasty surgery that should be considered. Infections, nose bleeding, internal nose scars, and permanent nerve damage. The collapse of your septum is also an unlikely but very serious risk of rhinoplasty surgery. Another risk is the disappointment a patient might feel when the procedure is done but end results are not yet showing.

It is important for those who choose to have rhinoplasty surgery to remember that the shape of the nose immediately after the procedure is different than what it will look like after the healing process is finished. During the first couple of days, the nose is swollen, which makes it hard to imagine the nose’s actual new shape. However, rhinoplasty surgery today has advanced considerably, and most will achieve the anticipated end result that was simulated for them at the surgeon’s office prior to the surgery. It is important to remember that the complete healing process from rhinoplasty surgery may take a couple of months.