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Requirements

The ideal candidate to undergo rhinoplasty, is one that seeks improvement, taking into account that you can not expect an absolute perfection in the result.

Psychological stability and having good health is essential, to be a good candidate.

Rhinoplasty will improve the appearance of your profile, as it gives a facial harmony but will not make it look like another person. Rhinoplasty can be practiced after the age of 16.

In general, the pre-operative requirements of rhinoplasty can be divided into three stages:

• Aesthetic assessment: What the patient wants to improve, and how far this improvement can be made.
• Functional assessment: Sometimes it may be necessary to make an assessment of nasal breathing, especially in case of trauma, the ventilatory improvement that can be achieved through rhinoplasty.

Benefits

One of the great advantages of rhinoplasty is that it basically has two objectives, aesthetic and functional.

These aspects of surgery are closely related to each other, so it should be considered yes when making some aesthetic change this could cause respiratory problems in the future.

Some of the benefits of the aesthetic aspect that we can list:

• Modify the size, width and shape of the nose.
• Correct the depressions in the bridge of the nose, like the humps, improving the profile.
• Change the shape of the nasal tip.
• Correct the angles of the nose.
• Soften the typical nuances of the ethnic nose.
• Correct the deterioration typical of age.

Functional benefits: The main objective is to correct breathing or ventilation problems.

• Correct certain breathing difficulties, allowing to solve those deformities that obstruct the normal functioning of the respiratory system.
• Resolve birth or congenital defects.
• Reconstruction of the nose in case of injury or accident.
• Solve snoring problems.

Results

It is advisable to find that nose that best fits with the other features of the face, maintaining naturalness and harmony. To see results of this surgery, View results gallery

Intervention

For the intervention of rhinoplasty, local or general anesthesia is used, depending on the complexity of the intervention, this will be at the decision of Dr. Franklin Peña with the anesthesiologist.

During the surgery, the patient will not feel any pain or discomfort in the face area.

Regarding the technique used in this surgery, can be divided into two major types: Open or closed rhinoplasty.

The first, open rhinoplasty, is performed with a minimal incision in the part of the skin located between the tip and the base of the nose; the bone structure is separated, and replaced with a small suture. The mark that results from this intervention is almost imperceptible, since it is achieved that it is very small.

Postoperatory

After the surgery, in the first 24 hours, the face may feel swollen, and certain discomfort in the nose, may also present the headache that must yield with medication. The first day it is recommended to remain lying down, in absolute rest with the head elevated (except to go to the bathroom).

You will notice swelling and bruising around the eyes reaching a maximum of 2 or 3 days.

Applying cold compresses can decrease the swelling. Most bruising will disappear in about two weeks (the swelling may disappear after two months).

It is normal that the first days after the surgery of the nose there is a slight bleeding. You should not blow your nose hard during the first week, more or less, until the tissues have healed.

Most rhinoplasty patients are well in two days, being able to return to daily activities, such as work or school in a week. However, high-intensity activities should not be done until a few weeks have passed. During week 2 and 3, avoid sunbathing directly and blows to the nose.

Contact lenses can also be used, in case of contact lenses you should be more careful. Dr. Franklin Peña will recommend several visits to follow the evolution of the scar. If you have any discomfort between visits or any doubt about what you should or should not do, it is advisable to contact him directly.

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