Aesthetic nose surgery is called rhinoplasty in medical science. Deterioration of the nasal structure due to genetic factors or subsequent events can make breathing difficult and negatively affect quality of life. At the same time, a nasal structure that is incompatible with facial features can also affect a person’s social relationships.
To prevent these negative situations, rhinoplasty surgery can be performed.
Who Performs Aesthetic Nose Surgery?
Aesthetic nose surgery is generally performed by Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons worldwide. However, Ear, Nose, and Throat specialists who have received appropriate training can also perform this surgery.
What is an Ideal Nose?
An ideal nose is one that appears beautiful to those around you and, for yourself, both looks beautiful and allows you to breathe comfortably.
What is a Beautiful Nose?
A beautiful nose is one that is harmonious and proportional within itself and within the face it belongs to, and is pleasing to the eye. Today, the concept of a beautiful nose mostly describes straight or slightly concave noses. Values such as the angle the nose makes with the lips, the angle the nose makes with the forehead, the width of the nose, and the height of the nose are all evaluated individually and vary between individuals.
How is Aesthetic Nose Surgery Performed?
Aesthetic nose surgery is performed under general anesthesia using either closed or open technique.
What is the Difference between Techniques in Aesthetic Nose Surgery?
In the open technique, a 3-4 mm incision is made at the tip of the nose to expose the nose openly, while in the closed technique, all incisions are made from inside the nose.
Which Technique is more Successful?
The most important factors determining success in techniques are personal factors and depend on two people. First is the patient and the patient’s nasal structure, second is the surgeon and the surgeon’s ability and training. While some noses can be performed quite successfully with the closed technique, some noses can be performed more successfully and properly with the open technique compared to the closed technique. There are so many technical details on this subject that, without confusing you too much, I can briefly say that the person who can make this decision is your doctor. Trust your doctor.
What are the Benefits of Rhinoplasty Surgery?
Rhinoplasty has both abstract and concrete benefits. Concretely, if you were experiencing breathing difficulties before surgery, your breathing will improve. Accordingly, your sleep and exercise will become more comfortable. Nasal deviations will be corrected, depressions will be filled, and excess tissue will be removed; in short, a nose that is visually more beautiful and harmonious with your face will emerge. As a result of these concrete benefits, I can list improved quality of life, a happy and beautiful face, and ultimately increased self-confidence.
Can Aesthetic Nose Surgery be Applied to Everyone?
It can be applied to women over 17 years of age and men over 18 years of age. The only exception is that it can be applied at earlier ages in cases of deformities caused by serious trauma.
Can any Type of Nose I Want be Created with Aesthetic Nose Surgery?
Your wishes are important, but there is no guarantee that every wish will be fulfilled. There is no such thing as “I’ll pay the money and get whatever I want done.” We cannot put the rules of science and society in the background. This may seem like a meaningless question and answer for most people, but sometimes patients come with very absurd requests and put us Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons in quite serious difficulties. The patient’s wishes and expectations are very, very important because they guide what the surgeon can do within social and scientific rules. For example, the patient wants their nose to be very upturned and thinks they will be very happy with the result. Let’s say I made a very upturned nose as the patient wanted. However, over time, they will become uncomfortable with society’s looks and comments and will start thinking about how bad their nose is. I can definitely say that they will be at least as unhappy as they believed they would be happy before surgery. The only reality afterward is that there is a bad nose and this nose needs to be corrected. More difficult revision surgeries will be needed to bring the nose to its ideal state, unhappy patient, unhappy doctor, etc… it will go on and on. In short, if the patient’s wishes are acceptable and expectations are reasonable, surgery is appropriate. In such situations, I prefer not to operate on patients who insist on unreasonable requests.
What Will My Nose Look like after Surgery?
Before surgery, patient photographs are taken to approximately determine what kind of nose will emerge after surgery. During this study, the patient and doctor decide together on every stage of the surgery, and I think this process is the most important stage of the surgery. It is a necessary application for the patient and doctor to meet at the same point before surgery. During the study, the doctor understands what the patient expects from surgery, and the patient sees what the doctor can do. However, it should not be forgotten that the probability of the exact same result as the study emerging after surgery is close to zero. It will be very similar but will not be exactly the same. Because the computer study shows the shape when swelling subsides and the nose settles, approximately 6 months later.
Will My Nose Collapse after Surgery?
Aesthetic nose surgery was perceived as nose reduction until 15-20 years ago. Bone and cartilage structures were excessively removed for reduction. For the first 6 months, due to edema, it was not understood how much tissue was removed. When the camouflage effect of edema passed, the nose appeared collapsed. While related to the knowledge, experience, and technique of the operating surgeon, it occurs much less frequently today. Today, the perception in aesthetic nose surgery is not reduction. On the contrary, it is not removing tissue unless absolutely necessary, and if removed, reshaping and reusing the tissues. Let me try to describe it this way: In the past, tissue that would fill a liqueur glass was removed in aesthetic nose surgeries and discarded at the end of surgery.
Today, tissue removal is very limited, and even if tissue that would fill a liqueur glass is removed, it is all reshaped and reused in an appropriate position, so I can say there is no tissue discarded at the end of surgery.
What is the Healing Process of Rhinoplasty Surgery?
You can usually be discharged on the day of surgery. We recommend head elevation and intermittent ice application for the first 48 hours after surgery. After one week, the splint on the nose is removed and tape is applied. The tapes also remain on the nose for one week and are then removed. During this process, the most important thing determining the patient’s return to work is what the job is. For desk work in a non-social work environment, you can start working on the 3rd day. However, if you work in a crowded-social work environment or have heavy work, you can start working on the 7th day. After the 3rd week, you can do light sports, and after the 6th week, you can do heavy sports provided you do not receive impact to your nose.
Do Bruising and Swelling Last Very Long after Surgery?
How much swelling, which we call edema, will occur after surgery varies from person to person. Intense swelling occurs especially in the first 48 hours but decreases rapidly afterward. Bruising, however, varies completely from patient to patient. In some patients, it does not occur at all, in some patients it occurs minimally, and in some patients it occurs extensively. The bruising that occurs generally disappears on its own within 2 weeks. With effective creams used today, bruising can mostly be prevented before it occurs, and if it does occur, it occurs minimally, and we can make existing bruising heal quickly.
