Rhinoplasty surgery is nose reshaping. It is designed for noses that are too wide, too small, have bumps, or are otherwise in need of reshaping. Rhinoplasty surgery can also change the tip of the nose, and correct congenital defects in the nares and nose itself. Rhinoplasty surgery can also be used to help correct breathing problems after an injury. In some cases, rhinoplasty surgery is covered by health care insurance.
Rhinoplasty surgery takes about one to two hours, and is generally performed in an outpatient setting. Individuals who are good candidates for rhinoplasty surgery include people who simply don’t like the appearance of their noses, or who have problems breathing because of the shape and size of their nose.
One of the most important things to remember about rhinoplasty is that the nose can be reshaped, and add a sense of balance to the face that was missing before. However, no nose is ‘perfect’. The best corrections are those that allow some personality to shine through so that the individual continues to be individualized!
Rhinoplasty is designed to improve deformities of the nose, but cannot improve the entire appearance of the face. For this reason, people who seem to do best with rhinoplasty surgery are those that have reasonable expectations and have a good general outlook on life. Teenagers should be finished growing before any type of corrective surgery is performed.
Rhinoplasty surgery can be paired with other facial cosmetic procedures to provide improvement to more than one area. If this is an option that you are interested in exploring, be sure to discuss it with your plastic surgeon prior to your procedure.