Facial Surgery

Rhinoplasty

Rhinoplasty, or surgery to reshape the nose, is one of the most common procedures in plastic surgery. Rhinoplasty can reduce or increase the size of your nose, change the shape of the nose tip or the bridge, improve the opening of the nostrils, or change the angle between your nose and your upper lip.

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Advantages of the procedure

Improved integral aesthetics of the face

Allows you to align the nose with the rest of the facial features, making it appear more balanced and aesthetic.

Correction of structural imperfections

You can reduce the humps, to sharpen the tip, change the size or change the shape of the nostrils, significantly enhancing the profile of the nose.

Functional improvement and respiratory

In many cases, it also corrects for deviations of the septum, or alterations internal, facilitating a better breathing.

Long-lasting results and custom

The procedure is adapted to the structure and characteristics of each patient, making improvements natural and durable.

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Before and after

    • Step-by-step Procedure

    Step 1
    Medical assessment and design facial

    We performed a detailed analysis of the face and nose, assessing both the aesthetic and functionality, in order to define an individualized surgical plan.

    Step 2
    Surgery

    Under anesthesia, access to the nasal structure through incisions internal or external. It reshapes the cartilage, bone, and tissues according to the objective aesthetic or functional.

    Step 3
    Recovery and follow-up

    After surgery, a splint is usually nasal temporary. It monitors the evolution during the following weeks to ensure proper healing and to result.

    Care Pre – Post Surgical Rhinoplasty

    Before the procedure

    Discontinue aspirin, blood thinners, alcohol and smoking at least a week before. Inform the doctor about any respiratory condition prior. Perform tests prequirúrgicos.

    After the procedure

    Prevents strokes in the nose, exposure to direct sunlight and intense physical exercises for several weeks. Not blowing your nose during the first few days. Sleep with the head elevated. Attend the post-operative controls.

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    Everything you need to know

    Rhinoplasty is one of the 5 most performed surgeries in Colombia, for this reason, it has been growing the supply of this type of procedures in various parts of the country. The problem lies in the increase of illegal procedures, interested persons are concentrated on finding surgeries with low costs, but the people who perform these procedures, most of them are not qualified, this implies a high risk for the patient. Dr. Darius Juris Lopez, a plastic surgeon in Colombia, which works currently in Bogota, tells us that the important thing, is for the patient to research the facility where the surgery will be performed, make sure that it complies with all the rules for conducting plastic surgery, it is vital not to let oneself be guided by the prices, to generate awareness among people is the most difficult, but is a key factor to prevent the realization of cosmetic procedures in clinical garage. Many people will question the price that you can get to having rhinoplasty, but what is more important is to ascertain that the clinic meets all the standards, and that the surgeon is affiliated to the Colombian Society of Plastic Surgery, Cosmetic and Reconstructive. Dr. Darius Juris, is a member of the Colombian Society of Plastic Surgery, Aesthetic and Reconstructive surgery , he performs several cosmetic surgeries, including rhinoplasty, tells us that the price of this surgery depends on several factors, as each person is different, and for each case we performed a preliminary assessment, this first part helps the surgeon to determine the best way to perform the surgery, so they can guide the patient about the best option, alternatives, limitations, risks, and care that you must have in rhinoplasty. That is why it is important for people to consult your expectations with your plastic surgeon, he will tell you the cost of the operation, the care that must be taken, as there are structural features and of the skin that are unique to each individual, and that no amount of surgery is going to change.

    Depends on the technique used, whether it is with the closed technique is not any kind of scar, on the contrary, if it is an open technique is a small scar that with the passing of time is imperceptible.

    Rhinoplasty is not a painful surgery, but the person is inflamed in the area of the nose and eyes, while he is in the process of recovery.

    There are several techniques of approach according to the case, the closed technique is where there is no scar on the skin, alone in the mucous membranes. And the open technique, where an incision is made at the level of the columella, which with the passing of time, it will be imperceptible.

    The surgery takes approximately two hours.

    There is No age limit for the surgery, only the clinical conditions.

    Among the cases in which it cannot perform the rhinoplasty, which include diseases that alter the coagulation process or other concomitant diseases that endanger the patient's life. Another case would be, when the expectation of the patient exceeds the reality of what can be achieved.

    Rhinoplasty is only aesthetics should not affect the breath, if it is a rhinoplasty aesthetic and functional needs to improve breathing, do not affect it.

    Leave a splint for the first 8 days, then leaves a strip of micropore for 8 more days.

    Possibly, the increased number of patients are presented purples in the area periorbital or around the eyes.

    The surgery may change in size and shape, and also help in the functional part.

    Rhinoplasty is a procedure that can be done with general or local anesthesia. There are several techniques of approach according to the case, the closed technique in where there is no scar on the skin only in the mucous membranes. And the open technique where an incision is made at the level of the columella, which with the passing of time, it will be imperceptible.

    The first thing to keep in mind is to look for a board-certified plastic surgeon, second, to verify the experience of the doctor in this type of surgery, and third, to be very clear about what you want to change in the nose.

    The nasal packing is not required and depends on the taste of the surgeon and the bleeding that the patient presented during the procedure, as the treatment has been performed at the level of the nasal septum.

    The disability is going to depend on the activity that you perform each patient, can be between 3 to 8 days. The primary disability is the exposure to the sunlight, where the patient must avoid it at least three months.

    Rhinoplasty can be performed from the age of 16 years.

    You must perform routine tests such as blood picture, coagulation tests, and in the case of patients older than 40 years should be to do an ekg and a ct scan of the bones proper of the nose and sinuses.

    The risks that exist are the general and any other type of surgery, such as bleeding, hematoma, infection, skin necrosis, deep vein thrombosis, and death.

    First, we identify the expectations of the patient, is then assessed the face, to follow, is diagnosed, what are the defects that must be corrected; it is also important to verify the quality of the skin and all this together should give us the idea of how it should look like the nose that is appropriate for that type of face.

    Avoid shock, exposure to the sun for at least 3 months in and follow the directions of a medical treatment, such as: antibiotic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory.

    Yes, the results are final, reduce inflammation final is between 6 months to a year.

    You can not use glasses, the first month after surgery, then they can be used without any problem.