- Are you unhappy with the aesthetics of your nose?
You're not alone.
Nose reshaping is
the second most requested cosmetic procedure
in the United States.
Rhinoplasty has the potential to dramatically improve
the facial balance that a well-shaped nose provides.
Our practice has collectively performed
over 1,000 rhinoplasties and continues
to help new patients attain their desired results every day.
Dr. Christopher Knotts will give a brief overview
of the rhinoplasty procedure to help you decide
if nose surgery is right for you.
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- In general, a rhinoplasty is altering
the external appearance of the nose.
If we are altering the internal part of the nose,
the septum,
which controls airflow, then we call that a septoplasty.
You can do both and we call that a septorhinoplasty.
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What will be the most important thing is someone
that has realistic expectations.
Getting a rhinoplasty is not going to turn your face
into a 20 year old model and you're not gonna get
a 20 year old model nose if you're 80 years old.
To a degree, it's nice to bring those pictures in
because it gives us some guidance
as to what you're wanting to achieve.
However, your anatomy really dictates what's possible.
Not everyone can have every single nose out there.
Coming in with an open mind and being able
to receive our recommendations and our feedback
will determine whether you're
a good candidate for the operation.
In terms of the youngest that we would do
a purely cosmetic rhinoplasty I would say teens,
and that really depends on the patient
and on how fully mature they are mentally
as well as, skeletally.
Another thing that makes all rhinoplasties
a little different are people's cultural or ethnic views.
When people want a very strong Roman nose
and they want a very high bridge
and maybe even wanna keep a bump,
others are looking for a much more refined bridge,
a small button on it which we would consider maybe even more
of a juvenile or feminine look,
but that's the look that they're going for.
You wanna be sure that whatever surgeon you choose
has some experience with your ethnicity
or with different ethnicities.
Patients that have a really wide base
your goal is to have a narrower nose,
it's actually a different surgical procedure.
We're making incisions on the outside of the nose
to narrow the base.
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To a degree it depends on what part of the country
you're getting your rhinoplasty in.
We generally recommend that you get
your procedure done relatively close
to where you are, if possible.
Here in the Washington, D.C. area,
rhinoplasties start somewhere around the $8,000 mark.
And depending on how complex the operation is
and how long it's going to take
that cost can go up from there.
Most of the rhinoplasties we do here
are what are called cosmetic,
though there are some indications for rhinoplasty
that are also covered by insurance.
Usually, the external appearance of the nose
are considered cosmetic,
meaning that insurance does not cover that.
And the internal appearance,
if you're having problems breathing or restrictive airflow
as it goes past the septum,
sometimes insurance will cover those.
There can be a combination of two,
so a patient can have an external rhinoplasty,
doing it for cosmetic reasons like they have a bump
or something they wanna get rid of.
And they also have trouble breathing,
their insurance company may actually cover the septoplasty.
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Recovery after rhinoplasty is relatively short.
Even though some of those people look a little rough,
they're usually not requiring much pain medication.
So, you'll feel pretty good within a couple of days.
You will look okay once the splint comes off
but again, you may still have a little bruising.
And you'll be looking I would say,
completely concealable within three to four weeks.
You really need to wait all of one year until you have
all the swelling out of the tip and you get to see
that final refined result.
The nose, it's the central portion of the face
and it's not always
the only thing contributing to a problem.
Especially when people are talking about their profile.
So, consider your chin,
consider your teeth and your bite
before you come in and see us.
Or at least be open to having that conversation
when you're there because that can really be a part
of enhancing the aesthetic at the same time
as doing the nose surgery itself.
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