Rhinoplasty Procedure for a 18YO Female Patient

Procedure Photos & Description

18-year-old female patient underwent an open rhinoplasty procedure. Her main complaints during her consultation included a bulbous or wide nasal tip, cartilages, and wide nasal bones.

During the consultation, she was able to see what she ‘might’ look like using the 3D Vectra camera which is able to alter the 3 dimensional profile right in front of her.

Surgery included reduction and narrowing of a bulbous nasal tip, narrowing of the nasal bones, reduction of a nasal hump, and slightly turning up of the nasal tip.
Procedure was performed at Loudoun Ambulatory Surgery Center in Leesburg, Virginia under general anesthesia

Additional Info

Rhinoplasty

Nose rehaping surgery is often either called a rhinoplasty or a nose job.

Candidates for a rhinoplasty can change the following features

Wide or bulbous nasal tip
Wide nasal bones
Nasal hump
Wide nostrils
Low nasal bridge
Drooping nasal tip
Large nose over all

How long does a rhinoplasty take?

Open rhioplasty will take about 2 hours
Add half an hour if a septoplasty is added
Add half an hour if a nostrol narrowing is added
Add 1 hour if a cartilage graft from the ear is needed

The surgery is performed as either a Open or a Closed Rhinoplasty

How long to return to work after a nose job?

1 week – splint and sutures are removed in about 7-10 days

Final results: 1 year before all the swelling from the nasal tip is final but it is like a curve. Most will look pretty good in a month
No revision surgeries are performed before a year as the cartilage is still remolding

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