Rhinoplasty
What is Rhinoplasty?
Rhinoplasty- often referred to as a nose job and medically known as nasal reconstruction- is the most common plastic surgery; done for reshaping or reconstructing the nose. The upper part of the structure of the nose is bone, and the inferior one is cartilage. Rhinoplasty helps reshape the nose by altering the skin, bone, cartilage, or all of these. This surgery greatly improves the facial symmetry and the dimensions of your nose. Moreover, it helps correct the imperfect breathing caused by tectonic flaws in the nose.
Reasons to consider rhinoplasty: What are the pros and cons?
People consider rhinoplasty for several reasons ranging from medical to aesthetic. Below are a few reasons to get a nose job.
- To cure breathing problems
- To treat a birth defect
- Unhappy with the nose shape, size, or symmetry
- Drooping nasal tip
- Bumps on the bridge of the nose
- The nose is too broad, too big, or too high
- The nose looks relatively unequal as compared to the other face parts.
Remember, if you’re getting a nose job to enhance your nose appearance, apart from improving its health, make sure your nasal bone is grown completely. Rhinoplasty can be performed at a younger age if the patient is having breathing problems.
What are the targeted areas?
Let’s look at which areas this popular cosmetic surgery treats. Detailed below, are the anatomical parts of the nose that can be treated with rhinoplasty, as well as the different enhancements that can be made to each depending on a patient’s respective concerns and wants.
- Nasal Tip: The surgeon can make the tip of the nose thinner, fuller, or augment or reduce the projection to better balance it with other facial features. Also, if the nasal tip is pointing a little up or down, you can droop or expand it respectively.
- Nasal bridge: The bridge of the nose can be straightened, thinned, broadened, or mounted up or down for a more balanced face.
- Nostrils: For people looking to achieve better proportionate size and shape, concerning the rest of the nose, or to fix breathing problems, rhinoplasty can help you with that.
- Septum: A shifted septum can be straightened to repair damaged nasal breathing.
Eventually, the rhinoplasty surgery procedure can be fully tailored to greatly address the individual cosmetic and/or operational issues you may hold with your nose. To help ensure this is done in the most unassailable, most compelling way possible, consult a board-certified plastic surgeon who has significant experience and provable results with various rhinoplasty patients.
What are the pros and cons of rhinoplasty?
A nose job, medically known as a rhinoplasty, is a surgery that can transform the appearance of your nose in a surprising manner or in many modest ways. Before venturing on your surgical journey of rhinoplasty, it’s essential to be aware of it before going under the knife. You may be an ideal candidate for a rhinoplasty if you have realistic expectations and feel that the possible advantages outweigh the potential risks. Undergoing rhinoplasty surgery is a personal choice.
Advantages
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Proportion
At times, you might feel that your nose shape is not as you desired, it looks unattractive and also creates an imbalance with your facial features. Sometimes a nose can be a distracting feature on a person’s face. A wide or big nose might be something that would not suit a “typical” face. However, with rhinoplasty, you can enhance the nose shape in proportion with other facial qualities.
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Enhanced nasal airflow
Varied forms within the nose can lead to an issue with breathing and airflow via the nose. Accidental or sports injuries can cause septum deviation. The septum separates the nasal cavity into right and left. It is said to have deviated if it looks off-center or tilts at one side of the nasal cavity. Airways are likely to be blocked if the septum is crooked. A septoplasty is often functioned in conjunction with a rhinoplasty to straighten an uneven nose and septum while enhancing both the appearance of the nose and the proper flow of air.
The turbinates are narrow, bony plates inside your nose. Large or swollen nasal turbinates can cause nasal airway blockage. Although, turbinates do not impact the facial appearance. Nasal surgery, more often turbinoplasty can be performed to reduce the size of the turbinates and thus provide an enhanced airflow.
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Boosts self-esteem
Your nose is one of the prominent features of your face. In certain situations, where people suffer from low self-confidence and self-image issues due to continuous bullying, favorable changes to the appearance of the nose can provide a person with a boost in morale.
Disadvantages
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Thick nasal skin
Thick nasal skin makes it more challenging to achieve desirable results, especially for patients who expect a more defined or developed nasal tip. Tip-plasty or Finesse Rhinoplasty can sculpt the nasal tip cartilage. But, if the overlying skin is thick, it becomes more complex to notice the results of nose surgery.
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Limitations
Not everything that you expect can be achieved with rhinoplasty. There are some limitations when it comes to a patient’s entire nose anatomy. The nose can be transformed up to some extent.
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Have realistic expectations
Try not to compare your nose structure and desire for an unrealistic look. Focus on the specific areas of your nose that you’re conscious of, and set some realistic and achievable goals.
Wrapping up
The most important thing is to discuss your medical history and your requirements with your surgeon. Also, make sure of the risks and complications associated with the procedure. Feel free to ask every question without any hesitation. We know you are excited to see the results, but keeping realistic expectations will make you satisfied with the results. Before you choose to undergo a nose job, have a detailed conversation with an experienced board-certified surgeon.
Rhinoplasty Surgery in Vadodara
Luxor hospital is an exclusive state of art hospital run by Board Certified Plastic, Cosmetic, and Hair Transplant Surgeon Dr. Saumya Nayak. Would you like to discuss your surgery goals and expectations with a qualified surgeon? Drop us a line at +91 79907 10731.
