What is Rhinoplasty?
“Rhinoplasty” is the official term for what is commonly called a nose job. It is not just one standard operation. A skilled plastic surgeon takes into account the patient’s other facial features, their ethnicity, and the results they want.
Thirty or forty years ago, a nose job meant getting a typical “ski jump” nose. While it suited some faces well, it was not quite right for others.
Plastic surgery on the nose today is highly individualized. No longer do plastic surgeons make a “standard” nose for every face. The best surgeons have a good aesthetic sense of what will look good on a particular face, and what will make it obvious to everyone that the person has had nose surgery.
As cosmetic procedures go, rhinoplasty is fairly major. Depending on the shape of the nose, it may have to be surgically broken so that it can be formed into the shape desired. Rhinoplasty on a nose that has been broken previously may also involve re-breaking the nose.
If the septum – the “divider” between the nostrils – is crooked, the surgeon may straighten it out. This not only straightens the nose, it also often has the added benefit of helping the patient breathe easier through the nose.
This can be a welcome relief in itself and can result in better sleep. And better sleep can have its own aesthetic effect, because when a person is rested, he or she usually looks healthier.
Sometimes the tip of the nose is made shorter. Sometimes noses that have a “hook” shape are modified to be straighter and shorter. People with very wide nostrils may have them reduced in size, and some people who feel that the bridge of the nose is too wide may have it made narrower as well.
Good plastic surgeons today know that the best , rhinoplasty results don’t just obliterate the old nose and replace it with the new one, but come from an individualized and even artistic approach.
Leonard Dawson is a freelance article writer who writes for Cosmetic Surgery Guru about current issues, technology and news within the cosmetic surgery market.
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