Can I reduce dorsal bump without general anesthesia? (Photos)

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I really want to improve my nose and reduce the dorsal bump. Can I do this under sedation/ local anesthesia?

William Portuese, MD · Answer

Your digitally Altered photographs demonstrate a full rhinoplasty, which is going to require General anesthesia for patient safety and comfort. Once the dorsal hump has been removed, osteotomy's are then mandatory to Close the open roof created from the hump removal itself. There are way too many nerve endings in the nose you try To attempt this under local anesthesia. In our surgery center, we use board-certified physician anesthesiologists who perform the general anesthesia. It's also important have a protected airway so that blood does not get down in the lungs during the procedure. The procedure takes usually about an hour.

Ronald J. Edelson, MD · Answer

There are plenty of surgeons who perform rhinoplasty under sedation. However I would not use that as your number one priority in selecting a surgeon.

Jeffrey H. Spiegel, MD · Answer

In my office we qould have no problem doing this right in the office with local anesthesia or local with an oral relaxing pill. This is a common way for to adjust things like this.

Selcuk Inanli, MD · Answer

Hello! Thank you for your question.As far as I can see from your photo you have a really strong hump on your bridge and droopy tip. For achieve you goal you need open rhinoplasty so local anesthesia might not help you. It would be more convenient to decide with face-to-face consultation. Best Regards!

Robert Ciardullo, MD · Answer

Can a rhinoplasty be performed under local anesthesia? decades ago most rhinoplasties were in fact performed under local anesthesia. I myself, had a rhinoplasty approximately 40 years ago, Wide-awake. However that trend has changed and while it is possible, most plastic surgeons prefer to have a patient fully asleep, and feel that they can do their best work when they do not have to worry about the patient’s comfort level. A Rhinoplasty can be a fairly gory procedure to an awake patient.

Can I reduce dorsal bump without general anesthesia? (Photos)

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