Is Rhinoplasty Nose Surgery The Most Complex Cosmetic Procedure?

Of all the surgical procedures completed by plastic surgeons, a rhinoplasty (or nose job, nose surgery) is most likely the most complex. A nose job can be carried out with all the surgical incisions on the inside or with some on the skin; it can be performed with or without using cartilage or bone grafts; the surgery can be performed for breathing difficulties and can also be completed completely non-surgically using injections of skin fillers to fill out some of the nose skin to hide minor imperfections in the nose.

Before rhinoplasty surgery, your surgeon will assess your nose. You will need to say what you would like to achieve and what you do not like about your nose. It is quite important to be very clear about this, because there is so much we can do on a nose, and being very specific is helpful to the surgeon. Your surgeon will ask you about your physical health and whether you have any previous relevant concerns with your nose (operations, injuries, breathing difficulties, and so on). The checkup involves looking and feeling the nose internally and externally along with a breathing assessment. Your rhinoplasty surgeon will also have a look at the skin of the nose and will assess the size and shape of the rest of your face. Most people are looking for a nose that is in conformity with the face. If, for example, the chin is too small, this may give the nose an apparently prominent appearance in the face. So, sometimes your plastic surgeon may talk about other additional procedures.

Nose surgery requires access to the bones and cartilage that form the nose's framework. Together, the cartilages and bones form the skeletal support of the nose, and nose surgery changes these structures. Some nose reshaping surgeons do more open rhinoplasties as they feel they can predict the final outcome more readily, but other surgeons do more closed rhinoplasties as the final result is achieved with less swelling and a shorter recovery period in a procedure that already has a notoriously long recovery period before the final results are seen. You will usually have a plaster on your nose for about a week, and have a couple of packs inserted to prevent nose bleeds for a day or so.

Expected and Unexpected Results
Most of the time we cannot give people the ideal nose they have pictured in their mind as their perfect nose. Also, further nose surgery may be required to improve final results. In addition, your nose actually continues to grow throughout your life so it will change shape as the years go by.

With all the complexities and intricacies involved in nose surgery, it is considered one of the most challenging plastic surgery procedures to do well. Most a rhinoplasty surgeons will be happy with a patient who makes a considered judgement about whether to go ahead with surgery. If a surgeon charges for the consultation then it is a small amount in comparison to the cost of surgery, so don't let that put you off making an informed decision.