Rhinoplasty Surgery

There are several steps involved in the procedure of rhinoplasty surgery. The first one is the anesthetic stage will occur with a mild sedative to calm you down. This can be any number of sedative types including Valium. Following this another anesthetic will be applied depending upon the nature of the surgery involved. There are intravenous anesthetics and general ones dependent upon the needs of the patient and the doctor’s recommendation.

There are two types of procedure that can occur at this point of the rhinoplasty surgery. They are closed or open depending upon the needs of the operation. A closed incision occurs within the nose. Bone and cartilage are removed or rearranged in accordance with the desired outcome of the procedure. The outer skin is left untouched and it will shrink to fit the new shape. In an open procedure the columnella is cut allowing the skin to be raised gently so that the surgeon can add to or take away from the nose what is needed to meet the new shape requirements.

Once the incisions have been made and the procedure has finished the cuts are sewn up with dissolvable stitches and the procedure is concluded, only the results remain. The end result will vary in accordance to the designed shape of the nose and the surgeon’s skill. If everything went properly then anything from a fix to a deviated septum to a complete reconstruction of the nose can occur.

Rhinoplasty is a radical procedure that is easy to heal from if everything goes right. However there are several side effects and complications that can occur as well. To alleviate most of them be certain to only use a fully qualified surgeon with five years of practical experience as a doctor and a minimum of two years as a practicing cosmetic surgery specialist.