Rhinoplasty

A lot of people are unhappy with the size and/or shape of their nose. The nose is central to facial balance and many people opt for surgical nose reshaping, or rhinoplasty, in an effort to find a more harmonious alignment of their features. Sometimes the problem can be more to do with the position of the chin or jaw, but patients tend to focus their dissatisfaction on the nose.

Most people who dislike their nose have concerns about the bridge or the tip. At the bridge, or dorsum, people often complain about having a hump. Meanwhile, people who want to change the tip often see this part of the nose as being too wide, round, blobby, beaked or lacking in definition. Some people also dislike the length of their nose.

Other patients may opt for a rhinoplasty because of an injury to the nose, whereby the nose may be broken or bent following an accident of some kind. Others may have functional breathing problems relating to the nasal airways. In these cases, surgical interventions would be considered reconstructive, whereas for the majority of nose operations, the surgery is classed as cosmetic.

Nose operations are most commonly carried out to: Alter the hump at the bridge of the nose, Reshape the tip of the nose, Alter the length of the nose,. Alter the width of the nose, Alter the width of the nostrils, Restructure and reposition the nose after an injury , Open up the nasal airways to help breathing.

While surgical techniques are becoming advanced, there are limitations as to how much the nose can be altered.

As a general approach, during the operation, the surgeon reaches with a small incision in the cartilage supporting the bone and nose. Depending on the desired result, some bone and cartilage may be removed or added. Often, the sliding septum cartilage disrupts the symmetry of the nose and closes the nostrils and prevents comfortable breathing. Rhinoplasty operation, which is performed under anesthesia with deviation (intranasal deformities that make breathing difficult) operation, can provide a healthy breathing and aesthetic image and increase your quality of life.