I am getting nervous about my surgery next month. I did not expect my doc to need to break my nose (why, I do not know lol), but he is going too. His plan for my nose is to break it, shave down the hump, and basically make my entire nose just a little bit smaller so it is inset more on my face. There will be no septum work and he is doing an open procedure. Does this sound about right and would you say my case is a complicated one?
Answer: Rhinoplasty It sounds like your surgeon has a good straightforward plan that suits your needs. You will definitely require your nasal bones to be fractured to get the best result. I personally prefer the closed rhinoplasty technique but if your surgeon recommends open in your case, that's fine also. It sounds like your surgeon as advised you well. The breaking of the bones is not that big a deal even though it sounds kind of scary. Good luck.
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CONTACT NOW Answer: Rhinoplasty It sounds like your surgeon has a good straightforward plan that suits your needs. You will definitely require your nasal bones to be fractured to get the best result. I personally prefer the closed rhinoplasty technique but if your surgeon recommends open in your case, that's fine also. It sounds like your surgeon as advised you well. The breaking of the bones is not that big a deal even though it sounds kind of scary. Good luck.
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Answer: Does my Nose Look Like a Complicated Rhinoplasty Case?
All rhinoplasties are complex operations. In my opinion yours is standard rhinoplasty. But you absolutely need fractures. Best to meet with your chosen surgeon again to FULLY understand the operation.
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Answer: Does my Nose Look Like a Complicated Rhinoplasty Case?
All rhinoplasties are complex operations. In my opinion yours is standard rhinoplasty. But you absolutely need fractures. Best to meet with your chosen surgeon again to FULLY understand the operation.
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August 13, 2013
Answer: Does my Nose Look Like a Complicated Rhinoplasty Case? (photo)
For me, EVERY rhinoplasty is a complicated case. Your surgeon gets a couple of hours to adjust dimensions and configuration of multiple tissues in the middle of your face to improve your appearance for the rest of your life. The outcome, to some degree, is not exactly predictable because of swelling and tissue changes induced by the surgical event. There are, however, guidelines, but these must be adapted to your personal needs and to your anatomy. Only millimeters and fractions of millimeters make the difference between more or less beauty, more or less harmony with your other features, more or less surgically altered appearance, better or worse breathing, etc... you get the idea. I go in trying to achieve elusive perfection each time, and this is the essence of the challenge. There can be no complacency in rhinoplasty, and never does the operation become routine, even for the masters.
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Answer: Does my Nose Look Like a Complicated Rhinoplasty Case? (photo)
For me, EVERY rhinoplasty is a complicated case. Your surgeon gets a couple of hours to adjust dimensions and configuration of multiple tissues in the middle of your face to improve your appearance for the rest of your life. The outcome, to some degree, is not exactly predictable because of swelling and tissue changes induced by the surgical event. There are, however, guidelines, but these must be adapted to your personal needs and to your anatomy. Only millimeters and fractions of millimeters make the difference between more or less beauty, more or less harmony with your other features, more or less surgically altered appearance, better or worse breathing, etc... you get the idea. I go in trying to achieve elusive perfection each time, and this is the essence of the challenge. There can be no complacency in rhinoplasty, and never does the operation become routine, even for the masters.
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August 13, 2013
Answer: Does my Nose Look Like a Complicated Rhinoplasty Case?
This would certainly not be considered difficult, and the changes you want could be produced without opening the nose. In this manner, you would have no visible scars and a shorter recovery period. Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of rhinoplasties and rhinoplasty revisions each year. Then look at the plastic surgeon's website before and after photo galleries to get a sense of who can deliver the results.
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Answer: Does my Nose Look Like a Complicated Rhinoplasty Case?
This would certainly not be considered difficult, and the changes you want could be produced without opening the nose. In this manner, you would have no visible scars and a shorter recovery period. Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of rhinoplasties and rhinoplasty revisions each year. Then look at the plastic surgeon's website before and after photo galleries to get a sense of who can deliver the results.
Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
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Answer: Complicated or Easy Rhinoplasty....Never Take a Surgery for Granted
Hi Why, Rhinoplasty is considered to be the most difficult of all facial plastic surgery procedures. As a patient I would not "worry" about whether the surgery is complicated or not, but rather make sure that I have done my due diligence and chosen my rhinoplasty surgeon carefully (it does not matter whether an open or closed approach is used, it matters that your surgeon has artistic vision!) I never take anything for granted with any rhinoplasty operation. That having been said, it does look you have excellent anatomy to begin with, and that an experienced rhinoplasty surgeon should give you a great result. Good luck and be well. Dr. P
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Answer: Complicated or Easy Rhinoplasty....Never Take a Surgery for Granted
Hi Why, Rhinoplasty is considered to be the most difficult of all facial plastic surgery procedures. As a patient I would not "worry" about whether the surgery is complicated or not, but rather make sure that I have done my due diligence and chosen my rhinoplasty surgeon carefully (it does not matter whether an open or closed approach is used, it matters that your surgeon has artistic vision!) I never take anything for granted with any rhinoplasty operation. That having been said, it does look you have excellent anatomy to begin with, and that an experienced rhinoplasty surgeon should give you a great result. Good luck and be well. Dr. P
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