Nose Job & Nose Reshaping Information

Nose Job Procedures – Planning your Nose Job Surgery

The initial consultation with your surgeon is very important. The surgeon will need your complete medical history, so check your records ahead of time and be ready to provide this information. Be sure to inform your surgeon if you have any allergies, if you’re taking any vitamins, medications (prescription or over-the-counter), or other drugs and if you are a smoker.

During the consultation your surgeon will discuss with you the different available options. How you want your nose to look and feel is planned ahead of time. There are many options available, each procedure will be customised to your needs.

The Nose Job Surgery

Step 1 – Anaesthesia

Most patients are placed under a general anaesthetic for this procedure. You will be asleep for the duration of the procedure and will not experience any pain or discomfort.

Step 2 – The incision

There are 2 main options possible for this procedure, they are:

a) Closed Procedure – This is when the incisions are hidden inside the nose.

b) Open Procedure – This is when the incision is made across the columella, the narrow strip of tissues that separates the nostrils.

Through these incisions, the soft tissues that cover the nose are gently raised, allowing access to reshape the structure of the nose.

Step 3 – Reshaping the nose structure

The nasal structures of the nose can be reduced or augmented by the use of grafted cartilage from other parts of the body, such as the septum and the ear.

Step 4 – Correcting a deviated septum

This can be corrected by straightening the inside of the nose allowing for improved breathing.

Step 5 – Closing the incision

When the underlying structure of the nose is sculpted to the desired size and shape the tissue and nasal skin are re-draped and the incisions are closed. If any additional incisions are required, they will be placed in the natural creases of the nose, making them almost undetectable.

Nose Job Benefits

Nose job surgery, or Rhinoplasty, can bring both aesthetic and functional benefits. Changes can be made to the size, shape and bridge of the nose, as well as the tip or nostrils. These changes can bring balance to the patient’s face and increase or decrease the size of the nose.

Risks Associated with a Nose Job Procedure

• Small capillaries may form on the nose (these can generally be removed with laser).
• Infection.
• Prolonged or poor wound healing.
• Anaesthesia risks.
• Bleeding (haematoma).
• Asymmetry in shape and or contouring.
• Increases or decreases in sensitivity.

Getting Back To Normal following your Nose Job

After your nose job surgery, particularly during the first twenty four hours, your face will feel puffy, your nose may ache and you may have a dull headache. You can control any discomfort with pain medication as prescribed by your surgeon. Plan on staying in bed with your head elevated (except for going to the bathroom) for the first day.

You’ll notice that the swelling and bruising around your eyes will increase at first, reaching a peak after two or three days. Applying cold compresses will reduce this swelling. Most of the swelling and bruising should disappear within approximately two weeks. Some subtle swelling, unnoticeable to anyone but you and your surgeon will remain for several months.

A little bleeding is common during the first few days following the nose job surgery and you may continue to feel some stuffiness for several weeks. Your surgeon will probably ask you not to blow your nose for a week or so, while the tissues heal.

If you have nasal packing, it will be removed after a few days improving your comfort. By the end of one or two weeks, all dressings, splints, and stitches should be removed.

In the days following the nose job surgery, when your face is bruised and swollen, it’s easy to forget that you will be looking better. In fact, many patients feel depressed for a while after plastic surgery. This is quite normal and completely understandable.

Rest assured that this stage will pass. Day by day, your nose will begin to look better and your spirits will improve. Within a week or two, you’ll no longer look as if you’ve just had surgery.

Nose Job Before & After

Your new Look

While initial swelling subsides within a few weeks, it may take up to a year for your new nasal contour to fully refine.

During this time you may notice gradual changes in the appearance of your nose as it refines to a more permanent outcome. Swelling may come and go and worsen in the morning during the first year following your nose job surgery.

In Summary

Nose job surgery can provide some excellent benefits in terms of your self-worth as well as your emotional wellbeing. Join the hundreds of men and women who undergo nose job or Rhinoplasty every year who are delighted with the results.

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