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Corrective nasal surgery is perhaps one of the most common types of
elective surgery procedures performed today. People who wish to undergo
a rhinoplasty (nose reshaping) operation usually do so for either
cosmetic results or to repair injuries or hereditary nasal defects,
although a combination of both factors can also apply.
Nasal blockages can impact greatly on a person’s
life, making
breathing difficult in even the best of conditions,
while people with
unusually large, hooked or crooked noses have
very often run a
gauntlet of ridicule throughout their childhood
and even into
their adult life.
In terms of making a nose aesthetically more appealing to
the patient, a surgeon is able to
straighten it or change its
size. Large noses can be shortened, wide
noses narrowed
and most other deformities corrected to complement
the
patient’s other facial features.
Irregularities, such as bumps on the bridge, can be
removed, and the opening to the nose can be altered
in a procedure known as ‘alar base surgery’, whereby
pieces of skin are removed around the nasal entrance.
In addition, the partition at the entrance to the nose
can also be corrected.
The main aim for a surgeon when changing the shape
and size
of a nose is to create a result that blends
naturally with a
patient’s other facial characteristics.
The ideal nose shape for a woman is quite different
from that of
a man. In general, the best nose for a
woman is short with a
slight concave, tilting upwards
a little at the base. A male nose
tends to look better
with a straight profile and a horizontal tip,
giving a
stronger, more dominant look. |
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