Can the problem of not breathing be solved in rhinoplasty?
The better the nose image, the better the facial aesthetics. I give the same information to all my patients who come with breathing problems. There is no distinction between only rhinoplasty surgery or only intranasal surgery. It is possible to do both in the same session.
Because 2/3 of the patients who have only the inside of the nose surgery have breathing problems again over the years. On the contrary, patients who have only extra-nasal rhinoplasty, on the other hand, are unhappy if they cannot breathe well. However, the results are more satisfactory in patients who have both aesthetic and intranasal corrections.
When you come to Ankara for rhinoplasty, know that you will be operated with a holistic approach.
Touches made under the name of rhinoplasty surgery will also allow you to breathe. As a result, you will have a natural nose that suits your face. At the same time, if there is a breathing problem, you will now feel that it has been resolved.
Before rhinoplasty surgery
It is very valuable to do a good physical examination before deciding on nose surgery. A good examination and conversation in the company of a plastic surgeon will be meaningful.
He will tell you what kind of nose shape you will have in accordance with the physical examination. In this process, it is very valuable to talk about the before and after photos of the patient.
The most important point in rhinoplasty is that the patient and the physician have the same opinion. In this direction, it is the most appropriate to decide on surgery.
Nose aesthetic surgery should be individualized. It is not right to do the same procedure for every patient, and it is not a very correct approach for a person to want to look like someone else’s nose.
It is essential to make a nose that is suitable for your facial structure, facial symmetry and face proportion. For this reason, it is most appropriate to plan the surgery by deciding on the shape after the measurements in the first physical examination.
Surgery process
Rhinoplasty operation is performed under operating room conditions and under general anesthesia. The operation takes about 3 hours on average.
In the operation, in addition to nasal deformity, surgical procedures such as nasal septum deviation and nasal valve surgery are applied to improve the breathing function.
In this operation, if the tip of the nose is low, it is raised, the arch is corrected, if the nose is sunken, it is lifted, and if it is wide, thinning is done. In Ankara rhinoplasty, these procedures are determined for each patient according to the results of the physical examination.
Does a rhinoplasty patient have a lot of pain? Will there be bruising or swelling?
In this surgery, there will be slight pain, swelling and bruising. I make the necessary recommendations in order to avoid too much swelling and bruising in Ankara rhinoplasty. But do not be afraid, we do not encounter a very extreme, disturbing situation.
Who is rhinoplasty surgery applied to?
It can be applied to any patient after the age of 18 in men and after the age of 17 in women. The important parameter here is that the facial development is completed and the person has completed the personal development to understand the operation.
If you have a lower age limit, additional tests and tests should be performed to determine that the bone development has been completed before performing surgery.
But the ideal is to be above the lower limit for 1 year. The reason is that there is a risk of curvature of the nose over the years after the rhinoplasty surgery performed before the bone development is completed.
There is no upper age limit for this surgery. In fact, the same session of nose surgery is also performed in patients who are considering a facelift operation. In fact, the main criterion for Ankara rhinoplasty surgeries is the person who comes with realistic expectations and knows what he wants.
How do open and closed techniques work?
Rhinoplasty surgery is performed in two ways as open technique rhinoplasty and closed technique rhinoplasty. Although there are advantages and disadvantages to each other, as a result, in the open technique, a tiny scar in the form of an inverted v or step remains in the area we call columella at the tip of the nose.
This trace becomes invisible over time. Which technique will be applied in rhinoplasty is determined in line with the expectations of the surgeon and the patient. The goal here is for the patient to have a functional and visually beautiful nose.
I prefer the closed technique as a personal approach in rhinoplasty, but if there is a breathing problem, it is an approach that I use very often to return to the open technique.
Because I know that both of the techniques I do in rhinoplasty will be at a level that will not be visible. The important thing is not to pursue an invisible scar, but to aim for the nose shape to be beautiful and natural.
