Things That Should Be Known By Rhinoplasty Patients To Be

A nose job (rhinoplasty) is a surgical operation to change the shape of the nose and / or improve its functionality. It can be done for medical reasons such as to correct breathing problems or post-traumatic or congenital deformities, but more commonly for cosmetic reasons to change the shape and appearance of the nose.

There are various techniques which can be used in rhinoplasty surgery. Your surgeon’s specialization in this field and your surgical needs are factors regarding this. The surgical approach is planned according to the kind of changes in the structure of the nose to be created. The individual nose structure of each patient is different and the surgical approach of the operation should be planned according to this individuality. The ability to create the patient’s targeted postoperative results is also greatly affected by the preoperative nose structure of the patient. As there is a large variety of nasal anatomies and it would not be reasonable to expect or wise to want every nose to look the same after a rhinoplasty.

You should know that you will need to take a break from your routine life for about a week after a nose job. For this, if you have compulsory activities such as school, work, you must be able to get some off time from them. The splint which is placed on your nose after surgery is usually taken off at the end of this week. After this stage, you slowly start to return to your normal life.

There may be mild to moderate pain due to aesthetic nose surgery. Painkillers prescribed to you can usually help manage these conditions. Discomfort and pain (if any) usually starts to decrease on 3rd day after your nose surgery. After surgery, bruising and swelling is not unusual. These symptoms usually increase in the second day following the operation of nose surgery and then gradually decrease. The amount of bruising and swelling and its duration can vary considerably from person to person.

It is important to know that the swelling caused by nasal aesthetic surgeries may cause the nose to temporarily appear wider, and the tip may appear to be larger and less refined. Usually swelling in the rest of the nose disappears faster than swelling at the tip of the nose. Although most of the swelling greatly subsides in a few months, your nose will continue to heal for up to one year after surgery. Sometimes the complete subsiding of the swelling in your nose can take up to 2 years.

It is important for the person considering a nose job to be aware of what they really want and don’t want and have a good understanding of the risks and complications related to the operation, in order not to feel any regrets in the future, as the changes created by a rhinoplasty operation are permanent. The patient is expected to have realistic expectations, and to be physically and psychologically healthy and be able to fulfill the requirements on their part before and after the rhinoplasty operation.