Nose Reshaping

One of the most common plastic surgery procedures, rhinoplasty is performed to reshape the nose by reducing or augmenting it, removing a hump, refining tip, narrowing nostrils or changing the angle between the nose and the upper lip. It can also be performed to correct functional deformities ie. To correct injury, birth defects, or problems that affect breathing.

Rhinoplasty is an outpatient procedure and usually performed under general anesthesia. Dr. Sabry uses the “open” approach where scars are placed inside the nostrils and hidden on the underside of the base. The skin is lifted, the bones cut and cartilages sculpted by adding or removing, and the skin redraped and stitched closed. A splint will be placed outside if bone work is done and inside the nose if septum is corrected to provide support.

For a short time after surgery you may experience puffiness around the nose and eyes, nose ache or a dull headache. Some bruising, bleeding or stuffiness is also common. Most patients feel like themselves within two days and return to work in about a week or two. Contact lenses can be worn immediately but glasses will have to be taped to your forehead or propped on your cheeks for up to seven weeks.

Complications are rare and, when they occur, minor. These may include infection, nosebleed, or a reaction to the anesthesia.

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