Following nose reshaping surgery, a plaster
of Paris cast is moulded over the whole of
the area to support the setting bones and
protect the nose during the healing period.
The youngest age a surgeon will accept a
patient for this surgery is eighteen, by
which time their facial features will be
fully developed. There is no upper age
limit, so long as
the patient is medically fit.
Men and women of all ages benefit greatly
from nose reshaping surgery. For those who
have suffered breathing difficulties because
of a nasal deformity, finally being
able to breath easily and free can give a
whole new quality of life.
For people who have experienced loss of
self-esteem because of mockery
or their own anxieties over the shape and
size of their nose, the
results can be a lot more liberating. Very
often a patient will change
their hairstyle to compliment their new
look, and will hold their
head high as their confidence soars.
Post Operative Recovery
A nose reshaping operation more often than
not involves a one-night
stay in hospital, but can occasionally be
performed as a day case,
subject to the surgeon’s recommendation and
decision.
Following surgery the patient can expect a
degree of bruising
around the eyes and down the side of the
nose, but this has
generally disappeared by the time the cast
is removed after
7 – 10 days. All internal sutures (stitches)
are dissolvable, and
any external sutures are removed at the same
time as the
cast. On occasion, the newly revealed nose
may have a
pinched appearance on the bridge, but this
will disappear
quickly. The nose will also be swollen, and
while the
majority of this will subside within the
first four to six
weeks, the results may not be fully visible
for 3-6 months
post surgery.
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