The Possible Reasons for Rhinoplasty

If you’ve spent time on our website already then you’ll know that rhinoplasties aren’t just carried out for cosmetic purposes. There can be many reasons why an individual would like to or need to have surgery carried out on their nose, and this week we’re going to explain what they are...

1. To Correct Shape or Repair Trauma: This is a broad spectrum and many people do come to the surgery for cosmetic reasons, perhaps because they have a dip or hump in the bridge or the nose, the tip is hooked/pointed upwards or their nostrils are pinched. We get a lot of individuals (particularly sports men and women) who have suffered broken noses and would like the damage corrected.
2. Revision Rhinoplasty: Revision rhinoplasties are carried out one year after the original surgery. This sometimes happens because the individual was not happy with the results of the original procedure, or because the nose has healed in a way that is obstructing breathing or causing a deviated septum.
3. Ethnic Rhinoplasty: These procedures have become much more popular over the past few years, and are designed not to take away the natural characteristics of a certain ethnic race’s nose, but instead to enhance the appearance of the nose to compliment the face.
4. Deviated Septum: This is our first example of a structural problem. When someone is born with a deviated septum, it means that the wall running between the nostrils is not straight. This can ‘block off’ one of the nostrils, causing the individual to have to breathe through their mouth, or deal with snoring at night. Correcting a deviated septum is a straightforward and common procedure carried out here at the Institute for Rhinoplasty and Nasal Reconstruction.
5. Tumors and Polyps: Whether cancerous or benign, tumors that grow within the nose will pose a problem. Luckily we can easily perform a rhinoplasty procedure to remove them (the procedure is similar for polyps) and then a revision rhinoplasty one year later to repair any structural damage that the tumor or polyp may have caused.
6. Sinusitis: Chronic sinusitis is basically inflammation of the sinuses, caused by an infection. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to treat effectively with antibiotics, and sufferers can be left with headaches, migraines and nasal discharge. We can help by using image-guidance technology (a lit tool with a camera on the end of a wire), which allows us to investigate the area without making large incisions. In most cases all that is needed is to remove a blockage and flush the sinuses of the infected material.

Do you fall into any of the above categories? If so, you might benefit from one of the many rhinoplasty procedures performed here at the Institute for Rhinoplasty and Nasal Reconstruction. Of course it’s not an easy decision to make (nor should it be a quick one), so we recommend you get in touch via our contact page and book yourself in for a consultation with a physician or surgeon.