Rhinoplasty Honolulu or nose surgery is a cosmetic procedure designed to reshape the contour of the nose. It can be done to restructure deformity, provide slight changes to the nose’s size and shape to improve a person’s appearance or correct breathing problems due to deviated septum.
Basically, rhinoplasty Honolulu has two types or techniques of surgery: Augmentation and Reduction. Augmentation Rhinoplasty Honolulu is done by building the bridge of the flat nose while Reduction Rhinoplasty Honolulu is done by reducing bony cartilaginous structures. Rhinoplasty Honolulu takes an hour of surgery and usually conducted under local anesthesia or twilight anesthesia (conscious sedation).
Augmentation Rhinoplasty Honolulu is performed by making incisions inside the nostrils. Pre-shaped implants made of silicon or grafts of from the patient’s own cartilage will be inserted in the performed tunnel. The implants are personalized to and sculpted at the time of the surgery for the outcome to look natural. The incision will then be closed and a splint will be placed for protection.
During Reduction Rhinoplasty Honolulu, an osteotomy (cutting the bones), is done and cartilages are trimmed. The accumulated cartilages may be implanted to parts where height or bulk is needed. Swelling and bruising is said to be more severe in this type of Rhinoplasty Honolulu surgery.
After rhinoplasty Honolulu surgery, the patient will experience moderate to severe discomfort for 2 to 10 days of pain medication. Swelling and bruising will be visible for 1 week to 6 months depending on the type of rhinoplasty Honolulu done and numbness can last for several weeks. Work can resume after 1 to 3 weeks while exercise can resume after 6 weeks. Final result cab is seen in 3 months to 2 years. People who have undergone rhinoplasty Honolulu can recover faster if the protocols given by the surgeon are religiously followed.
The complete result of rhinoplasty Honolulu is not immediate for it can take up to one year before fully evident. A person who had a rhinoplasty Honolulu may be unable to breath through the nose for the first 24 hours because of nasal packing which is used to help reduce swelling and bleeding. Most rhinoplasty Honolulu patients can stop pain medications after 2 days.
Rhinoplasty Honolulu can be conducted to both men and women who are of right age. However, minors over 16 years old can also undergo a rhinoplasty Honolulu under parental consent.
Rhinoplasty Honolulu has been performed on women. According to recent studies made by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, almost 32,000 of rhinoplasty Honolulu procedures were performed on men.
Alternatives to Rhinoplasty Honolulu surgery have been developed over the past few years. One example is the Alar/Plasty also known as the trimming of the nostril. This is performed to narrow the width of the nose. There are also different tip plasty methods available to enhance the tip of the nose.
