Rhinoplasty
Nose is the most important element that determines the beauty of the face. The process which is also called rhinoplasty in medicine constitutes a surgery group with special importance in aesthetic surgery. This aesthetic surgery is performed to give a new shape to the nose. Tip of the nose can be raised and lowered, it can be made thin and sharpened or thickened, in contrast. Also, they are corrected if there is curvatures, nose ridge is plumped, the excess is removed if it is hump, nostrils are made smaller if they are big, they are made bigger if they are small, if there is asymmetry, then it is corrected.
In the part of this application for healthy breathing, the surgery called septum deviation should be performed besides the rhinoplasty and the relief in breathing should be provided if there are curvatures of the inner cartilage and bone, breathing difficulty accordingly. In summary, rhinoplasty should facilitate the breathing while making the olfactory organ compatible with the face.
To whom?
Rhinoplasty can be performed at the end of adolescence when the nose takes its permanent status. That means ages between about 17-18 years. In other words, the people having nose shape disorder can make this esthetical surgery from this age. The most important point here is that the person to make esthetical surgery should complete the personality development in addition to the completion of the physical development. Rhinoplasty is not suitable for the people with personality problems. Because, in cases such as a patient desires a similar nose of whom she/he admires, the results can lead to dispiritedness. This is because everyone's face and nose is unique, each nose model is not suitable for every face.
How?
Rhinoplasty operations should be performed by plastic surgeons at the hospital under general anesthesia. Open or closed surgical technique can be used. While all incisions are done inside the nose in closed technique, a small incision at the base of the nasal tip in addition to the intranasal incision is included in process in the open technique. The technique to be applied is related with the esthetician's choice together with the patient situation.
There is an important point, it should be kept in mind that rhinoplasty operation is a surgery. Experienced doctors consider health of the patient before the estetical concerns. Doctors should advice the patients for the nonadvantageous conditions convincingly, and warn against the choices with future regrets.
After surgery
New solutions are developed together with innovation in the field of medicine. In the previous years, patients suffered while gauze used as the buffer was being removed. Today, silicon buffer with tiny breath-opening channels. Thus, almost no pain or suffering is felt for the removal of that annoying buffer.
Discharge of the patient after the operation is done on the same day or a day later in some cases. The person can return to everyday life after a week and two days.
At least 6 months must be required for the nose to get the shape totally. Of course, in the mentime, the nose should be protected from bumps and sun exposure and lens should be preferred instead of glasses if used.
There are new solutions in rhinoplasty with the new developments in medical science. Patients are discharged a few hours following surgery in the same day or in some situations after one day. All patients can generally go back to daily life after 2 daysa week. The nose gets actual shape minimum 6 months. In the meantime, patient should protect the nose against bumps and sun exposure. If patient uses eye glasses, contact lenses are advised to use during the period.