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What Results Can I Expect from a Rhinoplasty?
broke my nose in college (long story!) and considering getting a rhinoplasty. What is it like to get nose surgery?
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What you will have to deal with after Rhinoplasty
The good news is that your recovery is not as bad as you may think. While your broken nose may have been very painful and traumatic in college, rhinoplasty is performed under controlled and surgically precise circumstances. This is provided that you are undergoing surgery by an experienced rhinoplasty surgeon. While a break in your bones from a fall or other situation traumatically tears the soft tissue attachments of the bones (which contain the nerves!), a controlled break with a sharp...
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What Can I Expect From My Rhinoplasty? "Look and Feel More Beautiful"
The best result you can expect from rhinoplasty is one which looks natural and "UN-operated'. The goal should be to create a nose that is in harmony with the rest of facial features. Most Patients do feel and look more "beautiful".
A great rhinoplasty starts with a great communication and rapport between you and your surgeon. This allows you to openly share your desires and expectations. Your surgeon's careful analysis of nose and face allows a precise...
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Modern rhinoplasty surgery includes surgery to...
Modern rhinoplasty surgery includes surgery to correct/change the external shape of the nose (aesthetic) as well as to improve nasal breathing (functional). Often, both can be performed at the same time. Certainly both should be considered during any rhinoplasty surgery. Experienced rhinoplasty surgeons understand all of these concepts.
The general classifications of aesthetic changes are (not all-inclusive; see my publications on these for more info):
•Dorsal hump reduction (reducing a...
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Bay Area Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Rhinoplasty can improve most undesirable features of a...
Rhinoplasty can improve most undesirable features of a nose. Noses can be made smaller, narrower, shorter, more sculpted, and more refined.
Bumps and humps on the bridge of the nose can be corrected, and droopy noses can be lifted.
In some instances, such as with wide, flatter noses, a patient may request that their nose be augmented (built up and made larger) to achieve a look that they find more refined and aesthetically pleasing.
Rhinoplasty, when combined with septoplasty (correction...
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Rhinoplasty: What to Expect
I’m assuming that getting passed from fan to fan up the stands during homecoming football game is one way to break one’s nose. Rhinoplasty is a complex surgical procedure, best performed by a surgeon with extensive experience in the procedure. Procedures can be performed under twilight sedation (my preference) or general anesthesia, usually in a surgical center or private doctor’s office, and involves delicate carving and sculpting of the cartilage and filing and often...
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Results to expect from rhinoplasty: Look and breathe better!
Nose surgery should address both your cosmetic and functional goals, i.e. you should look better and breathe better. From the front, you should have a straighter nose and improved harmony between the different components of your nose (e.g. the bridge and tip). On side view, a man should have a strong nasal bridge and a tip that is neither upturned nor hanging down. Good nose surgery will make your nose blend into your face so that people better notice your other facial features.
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Austin Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Preview Your Nose, See Some Examples
1. You would not plan to build a house without looking at the blueprints. Why should something as valuable as your nose (it is in the middle of your face) be any different? Computer imaging has helped patient and surgeon alike in communicating what is and is not possible. Beware that there are some surgeons who will use this as a marketing device to "sell surgery."
2. Have the surgeon show you cases similar to yours. This gives you an idea of the capabilities of your surgeon....
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Chicago Facial Plastic Surgeon
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How extensive is a nose job: surgery, recovery, etc
The extent of your nose surgery depends on the extent of your deformity. Relatively simple clsoed procedures can be achieved with rapid recovery and minimal downtime whereas more extensive irregularities may require agrgressive open intervention with rib grafts and craniofacial stabilization with prolonged recovery and a longer recovery period with greater risks for revisionary procedures.
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Rhinoplasty: Art and Science
Rhinoplasty is both an art and science directed at improving breathing and appearance. Without photos it is impossible to suggest a treatment plan but if your expectations are reasonable and your goals are thoroughly discussed with your plastic surgeon, the outcome is usually a good one.
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Everyone experiences something different
Hello,
Thanks for your question. A rhinoplasty is a great option for repairing the result of a broken nose. In most cases the surgery is an outpatient operation that is fairly easy to recover from. Most people experience only small amounts of pain. It is more common to feel a sense of fullness in the nose instead. It will take a full year to finish recovering from rhinoplasty. During the first two months a patient will notice that the initial...
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Rhinoplasty Expectations
Rhinoplasty is a procedure that can dramatically improve appearance and function: you could look better and breathe better.
Choose your surgeon carefully and be sure you r surgeon has a clear idea of your cosmetic goals. Imaging can be very helpful in ascertaining you are both on the same page.
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Nose .rhinoplasty what you can expect.
Your experience with nose surgery , like all other cosmetic surgeries, is directly dependent on who you pick to be your surgeon. LOOK FOR A FACIAL PLASTIC OR PLASTIC SURGEON WHO PREDOMINANTLY DOES NASAL SURGERIES. Ask to see pictures and if available get an photo imaging of what you can expect. Surgery of the nose is usually minimally painful and very satisfying for the majority of patients who have it done.
Miami Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Sounds crazy...If done right it doesn't hurt at all
Rhinoplasty is one of the most demanding surgeries from a surgical standpoint. It takes very careful evaluation, detailed preoperative planning, and exacting execution. Most of my rhinoplasty consults take over 2 hours in total consultation time.
From a patient perspective, the procedure is normally done under general anesthesia. I do 99% of rhinoplasties under general anesthesia. Do NOT let someone convince you that sedation is safer. They are both just...
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Rhinoplasty results
Rhinoplasty is considered one of the most difficult surgeries in plastics. It is also one of the most frequently revised procedures. With this in mind, it is wise to visit a number of surgeons and to seek out the one which is most likely to meet your expectations. Ideally, a rhinoplasty should be undetectable by others and should correct the deformity that exists from your previous trauma. Most surgeons will place an external splint and sometimes...
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Rhinoplasty increases self-esteem.
Rhinoplasty can be a very positive treatment. From an aesthetic standpoint, it should result in a natural appearance. No one should be able to tell whether a person has had a rhinoplasty. Rhinoplasty can vary in length from 45 minutes to several hours depending upon the nature of the surgery. It is typically performed under twilight anesthesia.
Recovery generally occurs within 5 days at which time the nasal tape/splint is removed. However, there is a...
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Cincinnati Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Rhinoplasty Video Journeys
Rhinoplasty can be a very rewarding experience. In the first 1 week- 2 weeks after surgery you will see the most dramatic changes in your appearance. The initial swelling will most dramatically reduce in this time period. Any bruising, if you have any, should be gone by the end of this time period. The next 6 weeks you will see the majority of the final changes. Finally, minute/finesse changes in the nose are seen up to a year after the procedure. Obviously there are...
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Boca Raton Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Results of a Rhinoplasty
Your two questions are essentially:
How should it look? Reshaping the nose with a rhinoplasty takes meticulous detail to the technical aspects of surgery with an artistic eye. The look should be individualized to each patient and should not be a "cookie cutter" nose. To help with this, I offer preoperative imaging, both in 2D or 3D. This allows you and I to see what the results would look like on you. It ensures that your goals for an attractive nose are...
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Nose surgery for broken nose
The surgery to return the nose back to normal after an accident is not very traumatic. Most patients do quite well and are very satisfied with the results. Make sure you select a surgeon that has experience doing these types of surgeries.
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Rhinoplasty Expectations
Undergoing Rhinoplasty surgery is a pretty major decision. The nose is a key feature of your face and the surgery to modify it involves between 2 and 5 hours of surgery with healing and recovery up to a year. So you should really take your time choosing a surgeon. Find someone that does a lot of rhinoplasties, ask a lot of questions, and ask to see a lot of before and afters.
Many offices offer computer imaging to help discuss goals and possible outcomes. Another option...
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It is uncomfortable while recovering
Rhinoplasty usually is performed under general anesthesia. Depending on the extend of operative correction there is swelling and bruising involved that may last for 7-10 days. There will some residual swelling that is minimal but can last about 6 months. The recovery is not that painful but is uncomfortable as one's nose feels swollen and tender with difficulty breathing.
The results could easily be worth the pain.
San Diego Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Rhinoplasty Expectations
Rhinoplasty can be an incredible experience and can make a significant improvement in your overall aesthetic appearance. Post-traumatic noses can be complex depending on the extent of the injury and the final outcome is also based on this fact as well. My recommendation would be to find a skilled and experienced rhinoplasty surgeon (board certified, facial plastic surgeon or plastic surgeon). There are a lot of things that can be done to improve the nose, however, the...
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San Diego Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Rhinoplasty can offer excellent results.
Patients suffering from post-traumatic nasal deformities can expect excellent results and significant improvement in their appearance. Typically the correction will include repositioning of the nasal bones and often will require straightening of the nasal septum as well. In addition, other features that you want to change can be addressed at the same time. This is usually a more difficult procedure than a typical reduction Rhinoplasty so choose your surgeon carefully. Make sure he/she can...
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Nasal surgery experience
A rhinoplasty is unique for every patient. The analogy most often used is erecting a tent. The skin is the tarp and the bone and cartilage are the tent poles. Rearrange the tent poles and you have a different tent.
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Typical recovery after a Rhinoplasty
A Rhinoplasty is designed to correct nasal deformity, whether from trauma or as it occurs naturally. It is rather common after a nasal fracture to develop abnormalities in nasal appearance. During rhinoplasty the surgeon sculpts entire nose, including the bones and cartilage. Make sure your surgeon is well qualified to asses internal workings of the nose as well, so that it gets properly treated during surgery as well.
In our practice typically the patients...
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Rhinoplasty experience
In answer to your question, What's it like to get rhinoplasty," my recommendation is not to focus on the rhinoplasty experience, which lasts one day, and the recovery process a few weeks, but focus on the result which lasts the rest of your life. Find a surgeon who can give you a good result and that you feel comfortable with, and the rest takes care of itself.
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