What is Rhinoplasty (nasal aesthetic surgery)?

Rhinoplasty is a term used for surgical procedures performed to make nose look aesthetic, but these procedures can also be required to correct a health problem. Elimination of a disorder with an aesthetic surgery not only helps person breath healthily, but it also creates a nose that looks as the person expects.

Since nose is located exactly at central part of face, it has a very substantial role in how face looks. Even a minor change in nose can affect appearance of face.

Advancing technology and ever improving medical procedures offer too many different and safe methods to correct deformities of nose in terms of structure and shape.

Preparations Before Rhinoplasty

Informing the patient about the surgery by primary surgeon is, in fact, the first step of preoperative process.

Most important issues addressed in the information session are as follows:

Selection of surgeon

Since nasal aesthetic surgeries are very delicate procedures, they should be performed by experienced surgeons to get successful outcomes and prevent unnecessary corrective procedures. You can be informed about the technique by having an online meeting with your doctor.

Surgery Technique

Today, developments and novelties in medicine and technology offer many effective surgical techniques for nasal aesthetic. There is not any technique that can meet needs of all patients. It is useful to talk this matter with your surgeon in preoperative information session.

Preoperative Preparation

Blood thinners should be stopped one or two weeks before the surgery, as instructed by surgeon.

It is strictly necessary to avoid smoking and tobacco products for a certain period of time before surgery, as they have negative effects on wound healing.

Alcohol consumption should be discontinued for a while to be instructed by your surgeon. Alcohol can cause congestion and bleeding.

After Nasal Surgery

Convalescence after nasal surgery varies according to complexity of the procedure, but patients usually start walking in 4 to 6 hours and eating 6 hours after surgery, if there is no nausea or vomiting. In some cases, patients are discharged in same day, but they can be observed for 1 night at observation room and be discharged on the next day.

Severe edema, swelling and bruising can be observed for 1-2 days after surgery. Most of these complaints substantially disappear at the end of 1 week, but it may take 3 months for swelling and edema disappear completely.

Postoperative Considerations

• Head should be elevated with 2 or 4 pillows.
• Since steam of too hot foods will increase bleeding and nasal congestion, too hot foods should not be consumed especially in first week.
• Cold gel or ice-cube packs can be applied on around eyes and cheeks to alleviate swelling and bruising. You can apply this method up to 72 hours.
• Solid foods should not be chewed and softer foods should be preferred in first several days after surgery.
• Workout should be avoided for 2 weeks after surgery.
• Face can be washed, but wound dressings should not be dampened. Hair should not be washed for one week; hair can be washed in the way hair is washed in coiffeur, if the patient has someone to help him/her. Nasal packs and wound dressings should not be dampened.
• Sun exposure should be avoided for 6 weeks; otherwise, it will take longer time for facial swelling disappear.
• Swimming is not allowed for 1 month, as it can cause a trauma.
• Only the medicines recommended by your surgeon should be used.
• Eyeglasses should not be worn for 4 weeks.
• Contact lenses can be used 2 days after surgery.

Outcomes of Rhinoplasty

Although very minor changes are created in rhinoplasty, they can create a substantial change in appearance and function of nose. A healthy nose structure is obtained through procedures performed on bone and cartilaginous tissues of nose, while appearance of nose can be changes to ensure ideal facial ratios.

What are indications of Rhinoplasty?

• Problems in breathing
• Congenital or acquired deformities of nose
• Deviation or protrusion in nasal bone
• Breathing problems and snoring secondary to structural disorders
• A person who does not like how the nose looks or needs any change in its shape
• Too large or too small nose
• Problems about angle of nose
• Too large or too small nostrils
• Too high or too low nasal tip, tapering or asymmetry problems
• Flattening the nasal hump.
• Recontouring the nasal tip

Who are good candidates for Rhinoplasty?

Rhinoplasty is among very common surgical procedures and it is sought by many people for various reasons.

A woman or a man, who is older than 18, has aesthetic concerns or has functional disorders with or without aesthetic concerns, can have this surgery.

What are contraindications of Rhinoplasty?

• Body Dysmorphic Disorder
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• Bleeding diathesis. For patients with any one of these conditions, rhinoplasty is not performed unless there are other medical necessities.

Is there any age limit for rhinoplasty?

If the indication is aesthetic concerns, rhinoplasty is not performed in patients, who are younger than 18.

What are types of Rhinoplasty?

Today, developments and novelties in medicine and technology offer many effective surgical techniques for nasal aesthetic. Two major techniques are open and closed (endoscopic) methods. In addition, certain special aesthetic surgery techniques can be considered depending on type of the problem that should be treated.

What is Non-Surgical Nasal Aesthetics?

Non-surgical nasal aesthetic is a procedure for nasal deformities that are not too severe. In this method that is also called nasal filler, filler substances are injected to nasal bridge.

What is Tip plasty?

Since correction of nasal tip accounts for a major part of nasal aesthetic surgeries, it covers unique approaches and surgical techniques. These procedures are called tip plasty or tip rhinoplasty. Tip rhinoplasty is preferred for large, asymmetric, too low or too high nasal tips. Nasal bone is left untouched in tip rhinoplasty, if there is not any extra indication.

What should be taken into account after rhinoplasty?

It is very crucial to protect the surgical site after rhinoplasty to ensure success of procedures performed to correct shape of nose. Accordingly, it is necessary to avoid any trauma that may influence shape of nose negatively.

If you want to have rhinoplasty or be informed about rhinoplasty, you can contact our doctors to be evaluated for this procedure.