The Rhinoplasty is the procedure most
frequently performed
in my private practice, and is,
without a doubt, a very interesting work, and
listening to patient’s desires and perceptions is also
interesting. To enter
the operating room with all the necessary elements for a
good plastic surgery, is indispensable, to count on detailed
knowledge of the patient’s nasal structure, to know which
are the changes that
only can be obtained with the scalpel,
and to be able to predict the results.
These to mention some of the concepts that should be
considered before undergoing surgery
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It’s interesting how during the first visit to the doctor in
a conversation of 30 minutes to an hour, the patient and the
surgeon are able to reach an agreement about the objectives
of the surgery, for this, the clinical history and the
physical exam are helpful.
The great majority of patients want to have their nose
structure sharpened, the presence
of a hump and/or a wide end; all are valid reasons to make a
consultation. Independently on which is the case, the
most important thing you should know, is that the changes
are possible, the duration of the procedure and the type of
anesthesia, depend on the structure to be modified
If the adjustments are only of the nasal end, this surgery
can be
done under local anesthesia in
fifteen to thirty minutes; however, if the adjustments are
at nasal bone level, I
personally sedate the patient
with local anesthesia or general
anesthesia, and even more if a septumplasty is also
done. The average time in
which I perform a rhinoplasty is an hour.
After the surgery is
done, the patient is taken to the
recovery room where she rests during approximately three
hours. Thanks to the great advances in anesthesiology and
the use of modern drugs, it’s
possible for the patient to
leave the clinic three hours after the surgery. This
is the reason it shouldn’t be a surprise patients can go
home in the afternoon without experiencing pain.
All phone calls are welcome; this way I can know how my
patient is undergoing this new experience of the fascinating
world of plastic surgery. The
visits to my office for
controls will be frequent at first, but in a week, you will
be able to enjoy your surgery without anybody perceiving it,
with a natural aspect, that will be the seal that will
distinguish it of the old plastic surgeries.
