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Rhinoplasty has always been a very popular cosmetic surgery procedure that can give you the nose you have dreamed about. It can also improve your appearance and how you breathe. Trust Washington DC’s Leading Facial Surgeon, Sheilah A. Lynch, MD. Specializing in facial enhancement procedures, Dr. Lynch also performs non-surgical nose reshaping.
Before and After Rhinoplasty-Nasal Hump Reduction and Tip Elevation
Before and After Rhinoplasty-Nasal Tip Elevation and Narrowing the Width of the Middle Third of Nose
Why Rhinoplasty?
Nose surgery can have a life-changing effect on your appearance. Maryland Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon Sheilah A. Lynch, MD, is an expert in her field. She can create a more appealing nose that brings greater harmony to your overall facial features and increases your self-confidence.
During your consultation, she will listen to your expectations and discuss how to reshape your nose to enhance your facial features best.
Most patients have always felt self-conscious about the size or shape of their nose or nostrils, and Dr. Lynch realizes how difficult and painful that self-consciousness can be because the nose is the centerpiece of your face. Through rhinoplasty, Dr. Lynch can make any number of alterations. She can change the size, angle, or bridge of your nose, your nostril width, or straighten a crooked nose. Rhinoplasty can alter the way you perceive yourself, giving you more balanced contours and a more shapely nose.
Your Confidence
You will no longer have to be self-conscious about your nose or how your face is balanced. And the results of your nose-reshaping cosmetic surgery are permanent. Rhinoplasty is often performed in conjunction with other facial surgeries. Together with Dr. Lynch, you will decide which procedures she will perform to enhance your face’s symmetry.
During your initial consultation, you and Dr. Lynch will work together to discuss concerns and your desired results. This will be followed by a physical exam. Dr. Lynch will then take photographs to help with the planning and performance of your nose reshaping surgery. Finally, you’ll receive essential instructions to prepare for your procedure and an explanation of the results you can expect to achieve.
Depending on Dr. Lynch’s assessment, your rhinoplasty surgery will involve one of the following procedures:
Sometimes, an implant or cartilage from another part of the body may also be added to obtain your nose’s final shape.
Since most surgical nose reshaping procedures are done inside your nose, usually, there are virtually no visible incisions or scarring.
At the end of your surgical procedure, Dr. Lynch will apply taping and a protective splint over your nose. These are left in place for seven days. Your nose may also be packed with light gauze for five days. The placement and removal of the packing are generally painless. Following your surgery, swelling and discoloration of your nose and bruising around your eyes are very common. The swelling and bruising begin to dissipate on the fourth or fifth day.
After three weeks, most patients resume moderately active sports such as swimming, tennis, and golf. Sports involving body contact, such as football, wrestling, etc., are prohibited for at least eight weeks. Dr. Lynch will give you specific instructions regarding rest, sleeping position, washing your face and hair, and breathing techniques. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call us.
Before and After Rhinoplasty-Nasal Hump Reduction, Tip Elevation and Correction of Bulbous Tip
Before and After Rhinoplasty-Nasal Hump Reduction, Tip Elevation and Correction of Bulbous Tip
For the first week or two, any activity that raises blood pressure should be avoided. Blowing and rubbing the nose should be avoided for one month. After eight weeks, you should recover fully and the improved proportions of your face will only enhance your beauty.
For your safety and comfort, your nose reshaping cosmetic surgery will be performed under general anesthesia as an outpatient procedure. Dr. Lynch will either make an incision up inside your nostrils to access the framework (Closed Rhinoplasty) or make and incision on the skin between your nostrils called the collumella (Open Rhinoplasty). Dr. Lynch may graft cartilage from other areas of your body (such as your nasal septum, ear, or, in rare cases, rib cartilage) to your nose. She will then reshape your nose and cartilage to create the shape you desire.
The first day following nose reshaping surgery should be spent resting. Cold compresses should be used to reduce swelling around the face, especially the eyes. Initial discomfort is relieved by oral pain medication. Around the 4th or 5th day after surgery, the nose splint and stitches can be removed. After about a week, swelling and bruises will subside. If you have a desk job, you can return to work after only a few days. Minor residual swelling will resolve over the first year and final results are considered achieved at one year.
For the first week or two, avoid any activity that raises blood pressure. Blowing and rubbing the nose should be avoided for one month. After eight weeks, you should recover fully, and your improved face proportions will only enhance your beauty.
The specific risks and suitability of rhinoplasty for a given individual can be determined only at the consultation. All surgical procedures have some degree of risk.
Minor complications that do not affect the outcome occur occasionally. Significant complications are rare.
Learn more about this popular procedure by visiting either of our practices in Chevy Chase and Easton, Maryland.
Before and After Rhinoplasty-Nasal Hump Reduction and Tip Definition
Liquid Rhinoplasty – Also Called Nose Reshaping Injections.
Minor nasal deformities can be treated in the office with injectable materials such as Radiesse (calcium hydroxyapatite). This injectable material, placed under the skin by injection, can often change the nasal profile by filling in a low area or camouflaging a hump deformity or irregularity.
The changes made with injectable fillers such as Radiesse are not permanent. The filler material will dissolve at approximately eighteen months.
Injection of Radiesse at Nasal Radix to Camouflage the Nasal Hump
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