Rhinoplasty

Hello friends, I am Dr. Anubhav Gupta. I am a consultant of plastic and cosmetic surgeon. Today I am going to you about rhinoplasty or nose job.

Rhinoplasty is basically a surgery, wherein we change the size and shape of an individual’s nose, to make it look better.

Now who are the people who come to us for rhinoplasty?

Basically, there are two groups of people who come to us, those are;

•  One is people who are generally not happy with the size or shape of their nose. They feel its broader, its thinner or it does not look good on their face.
• And the second group of people includes who had some injury to their nose and it has deformed their nose.

The question which comes to patients mind is that who is a good candidate for rhinoplasty?

See, I am very selective when I choose my patients for rhinoplasty. Because, suppose a patient comes to me and says, that "Doctor, I want my nose to look like Katrina Kaif’s", and they bring the photo of that person or some actor or actress .So, for such patients, I personally feel that they may or may not be happy even after we do the surgery. Because what they aspire for, or what they look for, is very impractical. So, suppose that is one sort of group.

The other group who comes to me , and say, " Doctor, I feel, that I have a broad nose and I feel that it should be thinner, and on my face I think it should be thinner". Then what we do is, we sit across these patients, we give them a mirror and we ask them to look at themselves and we as a third person have a look at that person, and then we decide, we discuss.

So in rhinoplasty, it is very important for the surgeon and the patient to have a common understanding of what is bad for that patient, what is looking bad and what needs to be done. Unless the patient and the surgeon are on the same page, I think it is not advisable to do a rhinoplasty, because the results what we give. Ultimately it is the patient who should feel good about it. It is not about what I do and what I feel is good, no. It is about how the patient feels, and that he feels good about it, and feels that "yes, now my nose is looking good". So this is about it.

Then what exactly do we do in rhinoplasty?

We do rhinoplasty by an open technique. That is, a very small cut is made here, and the nose is opened, and we do the dsurgery according to patients requirement. After the surgery, there is a packing which is done for two layers. There is a small pack which is made, and there is a splint which is applied in the nose, and it is kept there for 7 to 10 days. Usually there is a little bit of bruising and swelling. But after 1 week or 10 days, the packs and splint is removed and the patient start feeling at ease. There may be swelling for upto 1 month but it get back to normal within 6 months. So, the result of rhinoplasty keeps on changing, but in order to see good results, it usually takes minimum 1 month, because there is a lot of swelling on the tip. So we advise our patients to have some patience in order to se appreciable results.

To know more about rhinoplasty, you can contact me on Lybrate. Thank You.