Revision Rhinoplasty
What is Revision Rhinoplasty?
Revision Rhinoplasty involves at least two or more surgical operations. After a Rhinoplasty surgery, some physical and anatomical problems such as “asymmetry” and “stuffy nose” can be seen. Revision Rhinoplasty is performed to fix them. In addition to this, it can just be applied when the patient is not satisfied with the new image of the nose.
It’s known that all surgeries performed within Rhinoplasty are more challenging than in other areas of cosmetic surgery. The structure of the nose and the difficulties in the healing cause that.
The procedure of Revision Rhinoplasty
Revision Rhinoplasty is often performed under general anesthesia. Incisions are mainly inside. Only a small outer incision is used. The main focuses are that the bone and cartilage of the nose are reshaped, and utmost care is taken to protect respiration. Most doctors want to improve the breathing function of their patients while doing this operation.
It may be expected to one week of swelling in the nose. The stitches are used which do not need to remove later for the patient’s comfort.
The purpose and expectations of the procedure should be so clear to both the patient and the doctor. The patient must have realistic.
How should I prepare for Revision Rhinoplasty?
Some questions asked from the patient to the doctor like that “Do my bones of the nose need to be narrower?” “Is the nasal tip raised?” “How do the nostrils move in?” These questions all must be answered by the doctor carefully but the patient also needs to help the doctor when they discussing.
The doctor should be very experienced and reliable in both Rhinoplasty and Revision Rhinoplasty too.
So the patient should take the utmost matter in choosing a doctor for Revision Rhinoplasty surgery.
What are the potential side effects of Revision Rhinoplasty?
Revision Rhinoplasty has some difficulties. Because the tissues are replaced with scar tissues after the first Rhinoplasty surgery of the patient. Anything wrong made during Rhinoplasty surgery can have unintended consequences. If these results are extreme, they can not irrecoverable. There may be lots of unpredictable things until the surgery proceeds.
The results from the first operation and the scars left from it are important. In addition to that blood flow to the tissue can be reduced and healing may take longer.
Besides that, surely it has other risks like all the other cosmetic surgeries. Including in that difficulty in breathing, reducing skin sensation, infection, scars, discoloration of the skin, swelling, and unsatisfactory the new nasal look.
