Nose Reshaping Surgery

Rhinoplasty is a surgery that reshapes the nose. This is a very common procedure in plastic surgery. It will enhance a patient’s appearance, but it will not necessarily make them match their ideal. However, if you are looking for an improvement on your nose, are healthy, psychologically stable and have realistic expectations, then a rhinoplasty might just be the surgery for you.

In addition, a rhinoplasty can be performed if you are looking to do a reconstructive surgery because of an accident, or birth defects. Rhinoplasty can reshape, reduce and increase the size and shape of a patient’s nose. The change of shape can be from the tip of the bridge, narrow the nostrils and even change the angle between the nose and the lip.

Although this is a common procedure, complications can occur -- like infection, nosebleed or even allergy to medication or anesthesia. Also, age is an important factor to consider. If you are looking to fix a birth defect, reconstruction or any change should wait until you have completed your growth phase. For girls this growth stage ends at an earlier time than boys.

After the surgery, some red spots may be visible on the surface of the skin. These are small, busted blood vessels and although minor, they can be permanent. Scarring is not visible. Rhinoplasty is usually done from inside the nose. There are some cases that a second minor surgery for a correction might be needed. This however, is not a common issue among this type of surgery. The cost of rhinoplasty may vary depending on whether you undergo traditional rhinoplasty, revision rhinoplasty, or ethnic rhinoplasty.