Nose Reshaping

Reduction Rhinoplasty

Reduction rhinoplasty is the most commonly requested procedure by both men and women. It aims to reduce the size of a larger nose and smooth their appearance.

If the reduction procedure is significant, all elements of the nose are influenced, and the skin will take more time to redrape and settle down fully.

Augmentation rhinoplasty

Augmentation rhinoplasty is a group of procedures that aim to increase the projection of the bridge and the tip of the nose. The operation is performed more commonly on patients from ethnic groups that tend to have a softer cartilage support to the nose and a less defined configuration of the bridge.

It may also be performed on patients who have undergone injuries, or multiple procedures.

Very commonly, your surgeon will use implants for augmentation purposes. This is a simpler procedure to do, but carries also higher risks of infection and revision.

Revision rhinoplasty

Sometimes people are not happy with the outcome from the initial operations and choose to have revision rhinoplasty.

• As a result of technical errors, healing problems, or injuries after the first operation or lack of sufficient communication with the surgeon before the procedure, repeated rhinoplasty is the only solution. It often involves use of grafts, commonly cartilage from inside the nose but also from other areas (rib, ear), and will often require a longer period of time to settle down.
• All rhinoplasty surgery demands customized solutions from you surgeon. Communication and time to think it through are a given for the success of operation. For this reason more than one consultation is often needed prior to surgery. Rhinoplasty is typically carried out under “twilight” anesthesia.

Your surgeon will first remove the hump to provide a new profile. It is usually necessary to fracture the nasal bones in a carefully controlled way to allow them to meet at the midline and form a narrow bridge line.

During the procedure, cartilages under the skin that shape the tip of the nose are adjusted in size and shape to match your new profile. When surgery is complete, a small plaster cast is placed on your nose for seven days to support and protect the bones while they set in their new position.

Your surgeon will most likely use internal silicone rubber nasal splints to ensure the lining of the nose sets correctly. For the first week after surgery you will have to breathe through your mouth until they are removed during a simple procedure.

Even without splints your nose may feel blocked up and you'll be unable to breath through it fully due to normal post-operative swelling.