Will I have visible scars from a nose job?

There are two types of rhinoplasty: closed and open. In the closed technique, which is the traditional method, all the incisions are made inside the nose, unless your nasal ala (nostrils) are too wide.  In that case, an incision is made to remove the excess nostril and make your nostrils narrower... more

Scars are scars and are premanent....That having been said, in the hands of an experienced rhinoplasty surgeon, whether OPEN or CLOSED, these scars should melt away and be virtually impossible to detect. This is a great operation for the right patient in the right hands....search carefully, solicit many... more

Rhinoplasty techniques have been perfected for decades in order to minimize scarring and improve a natural nasal contour. An open rhinoplasty places an additional external scar on the nose but the scar usually fades within weeks.

Rhinoplasties are usually done with an "open" or "closed' technique. The difference is where the incisions are made. With the closed technique, all incisions are hidden inside the nose. With an open approach, there is an incision on the bottom portion of the nose, but it usually heals... more

There are two basic surgical approaches to rhinoplasty -- open versus closed. The open technique involves peeling most of the skin off the top of the nose. This allows excellent  exposure of all the bone and cartilage for surgical correction. It requires, however, a small incision across the... more

There are two approaches to rhinoplasty:  open rhinoplasty and closed rhinoplasty.  In closed rhinoplasty, all the incisision are placed on the inside of the nose and no external scars are visible. Open rhinoplasty uses the same incisions as closed rhinoplasty with the addition of a small incision... more

There are two ways to approach the nose when performing a rhinoplasty (nose job).  The first is the closed rhinoplasty.  In this surgery, the surgeon approaches the anatomy through the inside of the nostrils.  There are incisions, but they are all inside of your nose (kind of like doing the... more