- Anesthesia Type: General Anesthesia
- Operation Duration: 2-4 Hours
- Duration of Hospitalization: 1 Day
- Sensitivity: 3-4 Weeks
- Return to Work Time: 3-4 Weeks
What is Nose Aesthetics (Rhinoplasty)?
- Rhinoplasty is the process of reshaping and restructuring the nose structure in order to eliminate congenital or later developed shape and functional disorders in the nose or to make the person feel better.
- It is the most performed surgery among aesthetic surgeries.
- In rhinoplasty operations, this respiratory distress is eliminated and if there are accompanying deformities, these problems are completely corrected.
What are the issues that doctors pay attention to when performing rhinoplasty?
- Comfortable breathing
- The nostrils are not asymmetrical
- The nose structure is not asymmetrical
- The presence of other problems in the tissue (scar marks) are the points that doctors pay great attention to.
How does the process progress in rhinoplasty?
- With a detailed examination before the operation, surgical planning is made in line with the joint decisions of the patient and the doctors.
- If there is a drug that the patient uses regularly, he must notify the doctor during the examination.
- Smoking and alcohol use should be suspended for as long as the doctor recommends.
- General anesthesia is used during the surgical intervention.
- After the nose surgery, tampon and splint are applied.
- Buffer; It is removed by the doctor 3-5 days after surgery.
- The nasal splint remains in the nose for 1 week.
- After removing the splint, the face can be washed.
- Since dissolving stitches are used, there is no need to remove the stitches.
- Nose and its surroundings should not be touched by water.
- Taking a shower should only be in the form of washing the hair and body.
- It is necessary to rest for 1 week after the operation.
- There may be bruising and swelling around the nose and eyes.
- It is expected that bruises and swellings will disappear in approximately 15 days.
- It is very important to protect the nose for the first 1 month.
- Sex is not recommended for the first month.
- Glasses should not be used for the first 1 month.
- Exercise should not be done for 1 month to protect the nose from possible dangers. Afterwards, exercise can be started with the guidance of the doctor.
- It takes approximately 1 year for the nose to take its full shape.
What techniques are used for rhinoplasty?
Open Rhinoplasty
- Open rhinoplasty is the aesthetic surgery performed with an incision made between the nostrils to access the inner tissue of the nose.
- The open rhinoplasty technique allows the shaping of the nasal tissue to be done much easier. It creates a wide working area for the doctor.
- The incision scar is too small to be noticed.
Closed Rhinoplasty
- Surgical procedure is performed by providing access through the nostrils.
- Closed technique can be applied if the patient’s nose complaints are not excessive and anatomically suitable for the surgeon’s work.
Secondary Rhinoplasty
- Secondary rhinoplasty surgery, known as revision surgery; It is performed if there is deformity after previous surgery, if there is a functional problem or when the patient is not satisfied with the result.
- Secondary rhinoplasty can be done open or closed.
- Whichever method is more suitable for the patient’s condition is preferred.
Nose Tip Aesthetics (Tipplasty)
- Tipplasty is the surgical method performed to correct the drooping, swelling, deformities or deformations in the nostrils.
- Tipplasty can be applied as closed rhinoplasty or open rhinoplasty
