Rhinoplasty (nose job)

Rhinoplasty, also known as the nose job is a special plastic surgery process, which is essential used for the boosting or rather improvement of the nose appearance. As a result of different shapes of noses that people have, one may seek to have a boost or rather an improvement of their appearance from one shape to the other. There are some who will seek for the improvement of the nasal dorsum (front of one’s nose). The highest numbers of clients who seek for this correction are those who have a prominent bump at the nasal dorsum. Patients who have a poorly defined nose tip may also seek for Rhinoplasty.

In a nutshell, Rhinoplasty is a bone and cartilage correction process. The composition of the nose is the lining (mucosa), cover (skin) and support (bone and cartilage). The bone together with the underlying nasal cartilage gives the nose its shape by tenting the nose open. As a result, if one wants to change the appearance of the nose, they will need to change the shape of the bone together with that of the cartilage. This can be done either by addition of cartilage grafts, removal of excess cartilage, misshapen bone or cartilage or by using the suture technique.

Rhinoplasty in Thousand Oaks, Westlake and San Fernando Valley
In some cases, we have patients coming back for a second surgery to boost on the appearance that had already been improved by the first Rhinoplasty. In California, we have facial surgeons all over the cities and town within. All these facial plastic surgeons do Rhinoplasty on demand by patients. Whether it is the Rhinoplasty Thousand Oaks, Rhinoplasty Westlake village or the Rhinoplasty San Fernando Valley, is sure of getting out of the theater with a better nasal appearance just as you had requested for.  

Before the surgery, physicians in California are used to the habit of examining and interrogating the patients to know exactly what they need. A physical examination is carried out to identify the exact areas that will need to be attended to. It is only after the examination that the surgery can now take place. The surgery is always a closed one-which leaves no scar- or it will be an open one that involves incision on the nose’s underside.

During surgery, the skin of the nose is lifted off the bony framework and the cartilage. The inspection of the underlying cartilage follows after which the bone and cartilage are reshaped. The use of cartilage excision method, suture technique or cartilage addition is employed depending on the one that is necessary. Occasionally, cartilage from the nasal septum, the ribs or from the ears is used to modify the nasal framework

After the surgery, a nasal stent-inside the nose- or a nasal splint-inside the nose-, depending on whatever was performed, is used for three to seven days thus minimizing swelling risks. The results are seen after just a week or a few weeks when you can go back home. However, the full results may be realized after, up to one year.