I've been wanting a rhinoplasty for several years and I finally booked the surgery but since then, I've been feeling unsettled about my decision. I am grateful for my untouched, intact strong nose and have come to realise many off-putting realities about the surgery. I just found out that, surprisingly, 80% of septums are deviated. I don't know if surgery will make things better or worse for me especially as I have allergies. I don't want a dry nose, swelling, a traumatised nose or nosebleeds.
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Electrical current used by the cautery devises used during surgery can travel to any metal items attached to the body during surgery hence it being advisable to remove any metal piercings/other.
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I would advise a face to face consult with a plastic surgeon. Your nose is small and may potentially benefit from a bridge augmentation, and your tip may benefit from a tip-plasty - the extent of the surgery will vary with your desires and guided by a plastic surgeon skilled in rhinoplasty. ...
Since each rhinoplasty surgery is different, I strongly recommend following your surgeon's postoperative instructions. I typically recommend that my patients sleep with their head elevated for the first 2-3 nights to help decrease swelling. I also remove splints after a week in most cases. ...
