Rhinoplasty is done under local anesthesia and sedation. It lasts an average of an hour and a half and is handled on an outpatient basis, that is, it can be taken home after surgery. There is no need to remove stitches and plugs are no longer left inside the nose, only a small transparent acrylic splint is placed for 4 or 5 days at the end of which you can return to your daily life.
Aditional information
Types of rhinoplasty
- Esthetic Rhinoplasty: Corrects the cosmetic defect
- Functional Rhinoplasty: Corrects the problem to breathe
- Open Rhinoplasty: Corrects the problem of breathing
- Closed Rhinoplasty: Corrects the problem to breathe
Recomendations
Sometimes it is necessary to make revisions or touch-ups, but it only occurs in 5% of patients.
Patients should return to the surgeon 6 months later to ensure that the tissues do not show any residual inflammation or scarring.
Candidates
Age: 15 or 16 years old when nasal growth has almost reached its end.
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