Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Revision rhinoplasty

Rhinoplasty is a cosmetic surgery for the better shape of nose. Many peoples adopt rhinoplasty for better nose so that they look more beautiful. A majority of nose jobs are successful but some times the result of rhinoplasty is not according to the customer needs. In such cases there is a need of secondary rhinoplasty, which is known as revision rhinoplasty. But this is very less required because most of the peoples get desired result after first rhinoplasty. Only ten to fifteen percent of total cases of nose surgery required revision rhinoplasty. The common reason for revision rhinoplasty are-
  • Remedying problems
  • Removal of visible scarring

Generally in the cases of revision rhinoplasty there is majority of such candidates who go for the nose surgery for cosmetic purpose, in these cases only customer think about proper shape of nose which increase their facial beauty. Normally candidates go for some other rhinoplasty surgeon for secondary rhinoplasty; they will not go for the same surgeon. The requirement of revision rhinoplasty is due to only small error at the time of first nose surgery. That’s why revision rhinoplasty requires more expert plastic surgeon.

In revision rhinoplasty small bumps and or small dips are filled, which are not filled on first rhinoplasty. For filling these bumps and dips silicone is used. In some cases due to lack of patient care revision rhinoplasty is required, in such situations very less nose job work is required that’s why in such conditions the cost of revision rhinoplasty is comparatively less. If the purpose of first rhinoplasty is not cosmetic then the revision rhinoplasty is too complicated and the cost is also high. In such conditions surgeon have to done both jobs- improvement of respiratory system and shape of nose. But such cases arise rarely. The requirement of revision rhinoplasty is due many reasons such as scar tissue, thick skin, nasal tissue etc.

Some times patients go for revision rhinoplasty due to mental approach. This is the habit of some candidate that they will not satisfy with first treatment, especially in case of girls. Such candidates go for secondary or possibly third rhinoplasty. There also some cases in which patient may not be able to adjust according to new nose, resulted from first nose surgery. In such cases revision rhinoplasty is required to relief the patient.

Sunday, December 17, 2006

After Rhinoplasty

Rhinoplasty post procedure is very important for a proper shape nose. If there is lack in care after rhinoplasty it is possible you don’t get the desired shape of nose.

After rhinoplasty surgery the doctor place a splint to the nose for the proper shape of nose. Some times soft plastic splints or nasal packs are also placed inside the nostrils, this is done for stabilize the septum. Normally the packing of nose is done for two to six days. Generally there is some swelling around the nose and or on eyes after rhinoplasty, so some doctors suggests placing ice packs on the eyes to minimize the swelling. For pain management after rhinoplasty some pain drugs and sleeping drugs are also prescribed by rhinoplasty doctor. After rhinoplasty, around six days later you go for your first visit the rhinoplasty doctor removes the splint.

Now many peoples ask what after rhinoplasty occurs, generally after nose job there is swelling on your nose and eyes. Patient after rhinoplasty feels pain around nose he/she also feels puffy on his/her face. The pain and other matters will depend on the amount of nose job done and the amount of broken nasal bones. After the first week of rhinoplasty the swelling occurs and decreases after sox to seven days of nose surgery. Normally patient feels numb on upper lip and on the nose tip for one month of rhinoplasty. Some times after rhinoplasty bleeding occurs, in case of bleeding patient have to contact hid rhinoplasty surgeon immediately. Generally if bleeding is in small amount then it is a normal process but if it is in excess amount then it is a serious matter.

After rhinoplasty care is must, some of the care taking after rhinoplasty are described below-
  • After nose surgery patient have to take a diet which is prescribed by his doctor. This diet helps patient in healing process of nose. After nose job patient have to eat soup, juice and water. This type of diet helps patient to avoid vomiting or other such problems.
  • Sleeping position is also important after rhinoplasty, patient have to sleep in such a position so that his head elevated. In daytime patient have to keep his head up and also avoid bending over it. This will helps in minimize the swelling. Generally patients having broken nasal bones require more recovery period after rhinoplasty, it is commonly two to three weeks.

The final result of rhinoplasty occurs after two weeks of nose job, some small change will continue with nose for half to one year. These changes will depend on the skin type, age and the healing ability of person.

Friday, December 15, 2006

Before Rhinoplasty

Now you learn how rhinoplasty is preformed, but you don’t know what to do before rhinoplasty. Today in this posting I will describe the rhinoplasty pre procedure or you can say what to do before going for rhinoplasty. If you follow this pre procedure of rhinoplasty then definitely you will get more beautiful nose.

The main thing you should remember before rhinoplasty is diet; you should not to eat any thing after mid night of previous day of rhinoplasty. For eating or other health issues your rhinoplasty surgeon will provide you the proper guidelines. Before rhinoplasty your surgeon will give you a check up time. When you go for this check up you have to clear all your issues from rhinoplasty doctor and also ask him for your desired shape of your nose. This check up routine is for the proper checkup of your nose or any other nose injury. In this process the rhinoplasty doctor will take clear photographs of your nose from all angles. These pre rhinoplasty surgery photographs help the doctor for comparing before and after nose physical shape or structure.

After takings these pre nose job photographs the doctor will sketch the photograph of your new nose. For sketching new nose he will use computer and also ask you about the results you want. At this time you should have to try different nose samples on your face through computer applications. After satisfying and finalizing the desired shape of nose, you should ask the rhinoplasty doctor for particular shape.

After this the rhinoplasty doctor will ask you to complete some documents at this time you also ask your nose job doctor for the insurance and compensation of rhinoplasty procedure outcomes. After completion of this documentation you are fully eligible for rhinoplasty. Possibly on the same day or next day the rhinoplasty procedure will be performed and you will get a beautiful nose which increase the beauty of your face. Care should be muse before rhinoplasty.

Thursday, December 14, 2006

Rhinoplasty Procedure

Rhinoplasty or nose job or nose surgery is a kind of plastic surgery for the improvement of respiratory system or for improve the physical beauty of a person. Most of the peoples very less know about rhinoplasty and they also don’t know the procedure of rhinoplasty. Rhinoplasty procedure or nose job procedure or nose surgery procedure is a typical procedure for which an expert plastic surgeon required.

For rhinoplasty surgery procedure mainly two professionals required, one is anesthesia and the other is plastic surgeon. The actual number of professionals is depends on the complexity of surgery. But in normal cases these two professionals are sufficient.

Rhinoplasty procedure starts from the operation theater. When you are entered the operation theater you will meet your rhinoplasty surgeon, at this time you may ask about the detailed procedure of rhinoplasty. Now the actual nose surgery procedure starts. First the anesthesia, anesthetized your nose through marcaine or lidocaine or with epinephrine. Anesthetization of nose helps to numb the tissue, facial bones, surrounding cartilage. This may also helps patient from the feeling of rhinoplasty surgery. Some nose job surgeons also use the mixture of epinephrine and diluted to shrink the mucous membranes inside the nose. This mixture will also reduce the blood flow in the area of rhinoplasty.

After anesthetization there are mainly two techniques for rhinoplasty, these techniques are depends on the sophistication and artistry of surgeon and the type and complexity of job required. The two techniques of rhinoplasty are –

Internal (endonasal) rhinoplasty – In this approach of rhinoplasty the rhinoplasty plastic surgeon makes all the required incisions inside the nose, no incision will be made to external surface of nose. Internal rhinoplasty is the most complicated rhinoplasty and requires extra skills and artistry to perform. In this approach there are no marks of incisions on the external skin, as all incisions are made inside sot his type of rhinoplasty is generally used for cosmetic purpose.

External rhinoplasty – External rhinoplasty is also known by name open tip rhinoplasty. In this technique the surgeon make incisions outside the nose. The incisions are made at the crease where the nose joins the face. The main reason for making incision at this location is – after the surgery there is no discernible scarring after the surgery. Open-tip rhinoplasty or external rhinoplasty is used when there is more requirement of manipulation or removal of cartilage tissues and or skin. Generally this approach of rhinoplasty is used for improving the respiratory system of patient.

In rhinoplasty surgery any of two above procedures is performed by cosmetic surgeon or plastic surgeon. The whole time of rhinoplasty procedure is two to four hours but actual duration of rhinoplasty depends on the complexity of surgery and the desired nose job. In rhinoplasty procedure the rhinoplasty cosmetic surgeon perform the sculpture process for the reshaping the nose. Apart from only the surgery for improvement of respiratory system, rhinoplasty is also a subject of art. The rhinoplasty surgeon must have the proper knowledge of physical shapes of noses and also what type of nose looks more beautiful on an individual face.

After the completion of reshaping process of nose or you can say sculpting process of nose the rhinoplasty surgeon will check all the blood vessels if the area of surgery. After this the surgeon measures the holes of nostril for the conformation if they are match with the pre-op notes and measurements. Now the last process of rhinoplasty is performed. In this the surgeon closes the nose. For closing of incisions small sutures will be used

Now days, the packing is minimized in rhinoplasty. Generally packing is used for holding things at proper place inside the nose. But if there is more complicated rhinoplasty surgery packing will be required. Now finally in rhinoplasty procedure a small protective splint is placed around the nose. After two to four days the splint will be removed by your rhinoplasty doctor and you will see your new nose.