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| It has been proven by studies that the nose is a | | | | people choose to remain home for a week. External |
| center-point feature that the brain focuses on upon | | | | sutures are usually removed 4 to 5 days after surgery |
| seeing another person's face. By measures of | | | | while the external cast is removed at one week. |
| symmetry and proportion, the nose has been proven | | | | Internal stents are usually removed at four days to |
| to be the most important factor contributing to the | | | | two weeks and the periorbital bruising usually lasts two |
| characteristic or beauty of a face; a deformed nose | | | | weeks. There is moderate shifting and settling of the |
| can affect a person's social life, attractiveness, and | | | | nose due to wound healing during the first year. Post |
| confidence highly. | | | | operative bleeding is uncommon but often resolves |
| Reconstructive rhinoplasty refers to restoring the | | | | without needing treatment. However, it is always best |
| normal shape and function of the nose after being | | | | to report to your surgeon if bleeding occurs. |
| damaged from an autoimmune disorder, congenital | | | | Non-surgical rhinoplasty or "non-surgical nose job |
| abnormality, traumatic accident, intra-nasal drug abuse, | | | | refers to reshaping the nose with injectable |
| previous injudicious cosmetic surgery, or cancer | | | | substances. It can be performed in the outpatient |
| involvement. Septoplasty may also be performed to | | | | setting without anesthesia. Another non-surgical and |
| improve nasal breathing function. Primary rhinoplasty | | | | temporary option is through the use of flexible "nose |
| refers to first-time rhinoplasty whether it is performed | | | | inserts". They are placed in the nostril area between |
| for functional, aesthetic, or reconstructive purposes. | | | | the nose tip and back of the nose and reshape one's |
| Rhinoplasty is performed under a general or local | | | | nose only while worn. |
| anesthetic. There are two possible approaches to the | | | | Although rhinoplasty is usually considered to be safe |
| nose: closed approach and open approach. Skin | | | | and successful, several complications can still arise like |
| incision for an open rhinoplasty may be | | | | infection, adhesion which is rare but if it occurs, it needs |
| v-shaped or a stair-step shaped incision. | | | | to be cut away ASAP to avoid nasal obstruction |
| This helps the surgeon attain a precise closure and | | | | which could affect breathing. Septal perforation can |
| camouflaging of the resulting scar. The incisions for a | | | | also cause chronic nose bleeding, crusting, difficult |
| rhinoplasty are hidden inside the nose with a small | | | | breathing and whistling with breathing. Variable degree |
| incision across the base of the nose, depicted by a | | | | of numbness to the nose for months can also be |
| dotted line. | | | | present if the incision is made across the collumella |
| The patient returns home after the surgery with | | | | (open-approach). |
| antibiotics, pain and steroid medication mostly | | | | |