For more information on cosmetic surgery, please contact Dr. Paul LoVerme in Verona, New Jersey. Also serving the New York area.
The LoVerme Center
825 Bloomfield Ave.
Fells Plaza, Suite 205
Verona, New Jersey 07044
Ph: 973.559.5231
Radiance Medical Spa at the LoVerme Center
Ph: 973.559.5232
Posted on September 26, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Rhinoplasty is nasal enhancement and it may include reduction of a large hump or reduction of an overly large nose. It may also just include refinement of the tip. At times it can be included with a septoplasty, which is performed to help breathing problems. This is surgery that we usually perform here in the office operating room which is fully accredited.
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There are different types of rhinoplasties usually referred to as open rhinoplasty or closed rhinoplasty. Traditionally a rhinoplasty was performed through incisions inside the nose. But especially in complicated tip situations it’s very difficult to see the exact contour. And rhinoplasty is really a procedure that recontours the structure of the nose, not removing any skin on the nose. By performing an open Rhinoplasty we actually are looking right at the bones and the cartilage and can form them and sculpt them just as a sculptor would to create a very natural and artistic look. Studies have shown that doing open rhinoplasties reduces complication rates and reoperation rates significantly. So most of my patients will undergo an open Rhinoplasty. At times if all we need to do is reduce a hump then there’s no reason to do an open rhinoplasty and we’ll do a closed rhinoplasty where all the incisions are inside the nose. But remember, in an open Rhinoplasty the only incision on the outside is a very short incision underneath the central cailumela or column to the nose, so there really are no other incisions that can be seen. Recovery time from a rhinoplasty is usually two weeks. Now that’s not two weeks of real down time, but if bones need to be repositioned then I will put a splint on the nose and leave it there for one week. At the end of that time we remove the splint and you can see the new contour for your nose. But when you leave the office I usually put more tape on the nose and leave that for another week. So by the end of two weeks everything is off of the nose, you have a natural appearance, any bruising that you may have had is gone. So actually by the end of two weeks there’s no sign left that you’ve had nasal surgery except for a much refreshed look.
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Some people come specifically because of breathing problems. This may be due to previous fractures of their nose or it may be due to congenital problems. The bones may actually be displaced to the side giving the appearance of a crooked nose, or it may just be that the septum is displaced which blocks one or both of the nasal passages. Septal surgery or surgery for breathing problems is often combined with cosmetic surgery of the nose if the patient so desires. But at times we perform just functional surgery. When I perform functional surgery of the nose, whether or not it’s combined with cosmetic surgery, part or all of the procedure is usually covered by insurance. The recuperation really is not much longer, the procedures afterwards as far as splinting and taping are really no different than with the cosmetic Rhinoplasty. The one big difference is that you’ll be able to breathe so much better after having that done.