{"id":25661,"date":"2023-09-05T10:01:10","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T17:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https://www.realself.com\/news\/?p=25661"},"modified":"2023-10-12T11:52:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T18:52:49","slug":"ultrasonic-nose-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https://www.realself.com\/news\/ultrasonic-nose-job","title":{"rendered":"The Ultra-Precise Nose Job Technique That Results in Less Bruising and Faster Healing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rhinoplasty<\/a> has an impressive 91% Worth It Rating among RealSelf members, but if you’re considering a nose job, it’s important to keep in mind that not all are created equal. There are open and closed rhinoplasties, preservation rhinoplasties, and even nonsurgical liquid nose jobs<\/a> and nose thread lifts<\/a>. But there’s one type that you may have not yet heard of: ultrasonic rhinoplasty<\/a>. Not necessarily a distinct type of surgery (nor is it new), but rather, it refers to a specific technique and tool used during the procedure. Here, top plastic surgeons explain exactly what it entails, the pros and cons, who is a good candidate, and more.<\/p>

What exactly is an ultrasonic nose job?<\/h2>

“People call my office and say they want an ultrasonic rhinoplasty, as if it’s some entirely new surgery, but it really just refers to one part of the procedure where we use a different type of tool for reshaping the nasal bone,” explains Dr. Jacob Steiger<\/a>, a board-certified facial plastic surgeon in Boca Raton, Florida. This tool is called a Piezotome or Piezo device; for this reason, an ultrasonic rhinoplasty is often referred to as piezoelectric rhinoplasty. This device delivers, you guessed it, ultrasonic vibrations at a very specific frequency of 25 kilohertz that affects only the bone, says Dr. Anil Shah<\/a>, a board-certified facial plastic surgeon in Chicago. That means you could put it on top of a vein, an artery, soft tissue, or skin (you get the picture), and it won’t cut or affect it at all—which is why this device has some very unique benefits. <\/p>

It’s worth mentioning that this ultrasonic technology isn’t new. Dr. Steiger notes that it was long popular in Europe, first in the field of oral surgery and then later in plastics, before it was FDA approved stateside in 2017. <\/p>

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