Revision Rhinoplasty: Q&A
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Why Are There So Many Revisions Needed After Rhinoplasties?
It seems like many people are seeking revisions (sometimes more than one) after a Rhinoplasty? Is this based on the skill of the doctor. I had my nose done over 20 years and was never satisfied. I am planning on getting a non-surgical procedure. Doctors have said that this would be a good alternative for my case. This is still happening 20 years later. Some people have gone to top notch docs and still have gotten poor results.
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pinkbevdoll
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Rate of revision after rhinoplasty
A recently published study put the revision rate at 17%, but you are right, the actual rate may be even higher than that. Why is the rate so high? One of the most common reasons may be a disconnect between the patient's expectations and vision and that of the surgeon's. Most board-certified rhinoplasty surgeons have the intellectual and technical know-how to perform a rhinoplasty surgery. However, unlike other surgery with concrete goals - like removing an appendix -...
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Why Are There So Many Revisions Needed After Rhinoplasties?
I have performed Rhinoplasty and Revision Rhinoplasty for 25 yaers and IMHO this is due to the following issues:
A lack of understanding of the proper aesthetics of nasal and facial beauty for the creation of a naturally more attractive nose and face...both on part of the Rhinoplasty Surgeon and the prospective patients.
Unrealistic expectatuions on the part of Rhinoplasty patients who mistakingly believe that a perfect nose will make them more attractive by...
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Rhinoplasty and revision
Revision rhinoplasty is usually required in 5-15% of patients. It is probaly a combination of things including patient expectations and minor irregularities.
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Why are revision rhinoplasty so common?
This is a great question. The true revision rate is unknown. It is thought to be between 5 and 20%. It will vary of course between surgeons. This is why the most important thing a patient does is the selection of their surgeon. The reason for revision fall into 2 groups. First, the result is poor by any objective standard and everyone agrees, patient and doctor, something has to be done. This is probably the minority of revisions. Second, the result didn't meet the expectations of the...
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Frequency of revision rhinoplasty
Good question. Redo rates for rhinoplasty are at least 10% for even the most experienced surgeons. The rates are higher in less experienced surgeons, but basically any time you have your nose operated on you will have a 10% or more chance of needing a redo procedure, usually fairly minor, but sometimes not.
If you do go ahead and have a redo (second) procedure, your chance of needing a third procedure is, again, 10% or higher. This is why you hear of multiple...
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Despite the high visibility of revision rhinoplasty the majority of patients are happy with their results
There are a number of reasons why the number of revisions for rhinoplasties are higher than other procedures. First, the nose has many parts that need to all work in harmony to make an attractive functional nose. Modifying one part can affect all the rest. Rhinoplasty is often called the most difficult operation in cosmetic surgery: easy to perform but difficult to get consistantly good resuts. So for surgery or revision surgery you should seek out an expert. Even then, a few percent of...
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