Revision Rhinoplasty
Undergoing revision rhinoplasty can be an unfortunate side effect of getting a nose job. The truth is that plastic surgery is as much art as medical science and sometimes an artist’s hands will slip, their fingers will tremble, or they may misjudge distances and proportion. Unlike a painter or stone sculptor a plastic surgeon can not simply throw a nose away and start over. The process must begin with the same material and it must be fixed to the desired specifications of their patient.
Revision rhinoplasty is no different than an original nose job surgery. The same procedures are used, and the same side effects and complications can occur. The open method still requires the surgeon to cut the columnella before lifting the skin of the nose. The closed method still requires realignment and changing of the nostril size to maintain proper proportion.
Swelling, bruising, red blotches, and numbness continue to be likely side effects. With every revision the chance of a permanent stiffness in the nose occurs as well. The best method for avoiding revision rhinoplasty is to never need to have it. This will require the patient to either forgo nose surgery altogether or that they must be more proactive in searching out the right surgeon for the job. A proper rhinoplasty surgeon should possess a minimum of five years of practical medical experience with two of those years being solely spent as a cosmetic surgeon. The preference is a much longer history with a highly recommended practice, but this is the minimum for anyone that would keep complications to a minimum.