Should I Have External Scars from a Nose Job?

Exernal scars would be visible and expected if the surgeon performed an open rhinoplasty. You should review the scope of the surgery with your surgery to understand fully what procedure was performed.

It depends on the type of rhinoplasty that you had and the actual parts of the operation which were performed. The two main types of rhinoplasty are open and closed. In a closed rhinoplasty, all incisions are made on the inside of the nose. Unfortunately this is not the best approach for some patients. In an open rhinoplasty, most incisions are on the inside of the nose except for one that goes across the columella, the bridge of skin that goes from the tip of your nose to your upper lip. When healed, this incision is generally not an issue. At times, additional incisions may need to be made on the side of the nose near the eyes to break the nose or along the alar rim, the out part of the nose that connects to the upper lip, to narrow the nose. In all, any of these incisions should heal without much of a problem.