What is a revision rhinoplasty?

I have heard the term "revision rhinoplasty." How is this different from a regular rhinoplasty?

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11 answers to “What is a revision rhinoplasty?”

A: Revision Rhinoplasty

Tanveer Janjua, MD

Revision rhinoplasty means a repeat rhinoplasty. Typically it is done to either correct a minor deformity still present after the first rhinoplasty or if with time the nose changes shape and needs correction. Every operation after the first time is called a revision rhinoplasty. Another name is secondary... more

A: Redo or Revision Rhinoplasty (nose job)

Carlos Wolf, MD

Revision rhinoplasty is an operation on the nose that is done after a primary operation.  The first nose surgery is noted as a primary any surgeries after that are revision surgeries. Revision surgeries should be done by experienced nasal surgeons. Patients should ask the doctor if the have sufficient... more

A: Revision Rhinoplasty

Oleh Slupchynskyj, MD

Revision rhinoplasty refers to a subsequent rhinoplasty. A primary rhinoplasty would be the first one. Revision rhinoplasty usually implies that the patient has a problem form the first rhinoplasty or wants to improve on the first one.

A: What is a Revision Rhinoplasty

Jack P. Gunter, MD

The first rhinoplasty a person has is referred to as a primary rhinoplasty.  Any rhinoplasty after that is called a revision or secondary rhinoplasty.  Sometimes these names are used interchangeably but a revision rhinoplasty usually means the surgeon who did the first also did the second operation... more

A: Revision rhinoplasty can be more challenging than a primary rhinoplasty

Scott Trimas, MD

Revision rhinoplasty can be more challenging than a primary rhinoplasty. The major difference is that in a primary rhinoplasty the nose has not been operated on before and the tissues are much easier to work with and the results are more predictable. In a revision rhinoplasty, the nose has been operated on... more

A: Revision Rhinoplasty

C. Spencer Cochran, MD

Revision rhinoplasty is nasal surgery performed to correct deformities that persist after or arose from a prior nose job. It is sometimes called secondary rhinoplasty. Because the nasal framework has often been destroyed or deformed from previous surgery, revision rhinoplasty experts frequently must... more

A: Revision rhinoplasty addresses an instance when a nose...

William Portuese, MD

Revision rhinoplasty addresses an instance when a nose has not healed properly from the original surgery or maintains residual deformities.  Typically revision rhinoplasty requires cartilage to be harvested from the nasal septum and ear.  These grafts are then utilized to reconstruct the defect that... more

A: Revision Rhinoplasty

Behrooz Torkian, MD

A revision rhinoplasty refers to a procedure done to correct a deformity or breathing problem resulting from a previous rhinoplasty surgery. In general, revision rhinoplasty is reported to occur at a rate of about 5%-18%. It is important to remember that problems leading to revision surgery can result in any... more

A: Revision rhinoplasty

Adam D. Schaffner, MD

A revision rhinoplasty is when a surgeon performs a rhinoplasty (nose job) on a patient who has already had one or more rhinoplasty procedures performed on him/her in the past. Often times, a revision rhinoplasty is performed to improve the external shape of the nose and/or to improve the inside of the nose to... more

A: Revision rhinoplasty

Stella Desyatnikova, MD

Revision rhinoplasty is the term that usually covers any kind of secondary correction procedure on a patient who had a rhinoplasty before. The patient might have had a procedure a year ago or twenty years ago. Revision rhinoplasty is usually more complex that primary rhinoplasty, sometimes significantly more... more

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