What is the difference between regular rhinoplasty and revision surgery?

A revision rhinoplasty is performed after a primary or first rhinoplasty, usually to
correct something that didn’t turn out exactly as you expected.

Dear Mikile:A
so-called regular rhinoplasty, or primary rhinoplasty, is the first nasal
cosmetic surgery procedure.Those
patients who need to have a second procedure because of some imperfection or
complication from the original surgery will be said to have a revision rhinoplasty
surgery.Some people require more than
one revision.Generally, it is best to
accomplish everything you can at the first surgical session.The most
experienced nasal surgeons tend to have a lower revision rate.That means they tend to get it right
the first time. Remember that cosmetic
nasal surgery is a complex, complicated, and technically-demanding
operation.It is the most challenging
operation in the realm of cosmetic surgery.As you can imagine, a 1/8 or 1/16 of an inch can make a big difference
in this operation; it makes little difference in body liposuction, breast
augmentation, breast reduction or some of the body cosmetic procedures.In fact, cosmetic surgery of the nose has
little in common with body cosmetic surgery.Even the instruments are different.If you
are considering rhinoplasty, do your homework. Visit a lot of websites. Look for websites that show rich experience
and a high-degree of specialization and focus.Look for practices that "major" in cosmetic nasal surgery.Look at the computer imaging results compared
to the final result.The more photos
that you see on a website, the more you can glean the talent and style of the
surgeon.If the noses look natural, you
can bet you have a good chance of also receiving a natural and, therefore,
satisfactory result.Read
books.Learn everything you can.Study up.The time you put in before surgery is the most important time because
you want to do it right the first time.Robert
Kotler, MD, FACS Author,
SECRETS OF A BEVERLY HILLS COSMETIC SURGEONAuthor,
THE ESSENTIAL COSMETIC SURGERY COMPANION

A primary rhinoplasty occurs when the nose is being operated upon for the first time. This may or may not include cartilage grafts. A revision rhinoplasty occurs on the second third or fourth time and is usually more complicated due to scar tissue. A revision rhinoplasty can involve cartilage grafting, or a simple further reduction in the overall size and shape. For many examples of rhinoplasty, please see the link below to our extensive photo gallery