2022-03-30
Careful Consideration and Decision-Making are Crucial for Safe Crooked Nose Revision Surgery
As interest in aesthetic enhancement grows, so does the number of people seeking nose surgery and, consequently, revision nose surgery. This increase in revision cases is often due to initial surgeries performed without thorough analysis or understanding of nasal anatomy and characteristics.
As interest in aesthetic enhancement grows, more people are visiting hospitals for nose surgery, and proportionally, the number of patients seeking revision nose surgery is also increasing every year. With considerable demand for rhinoplasty, there's a rise in cases where nose surgeries are performed indiscriminately without thorough prior analysis, anatomical knowledge, or understanding of the nose's characteristics, leading to an increase in side effects.
While this applies to any revision surgery, revision rhinoplasty, in particular, requires significant caution and is a burden for both medical staff and patients.
Checklist for Nose Revision Surgery
The most crucial aspect to consider deeply when contemplating nose revision surgery is to precisely analyze the cause of the previous surgery's failure and apply this understanding to the revision. It's equally important to confirm how much the problems have improved, not just the external changes. It's necessary to approach the cause of revision from various angles, such as whether it's inflammation due to an implant, contracture, or an issue with the implant itself if it has become crooked.
In addition, there are many other constraints that can affect revision surgery due to the impact of previous surgeries.
What if a crooked nose occurs after rhinoplasty?!
There are also more cases than expected where the nose becomes crooked or deviated due to excessive surgery performed without considering the patient's individual characteristics, so an understanding of this is also necessary.
A crooked nose occurring as a side effect after rhinoplasty happens when surgery is performed while overlooking facial skeletal asymmetry or an imbalance in soft tissue forces, or when the deviation of the nasal septum cartilage inside the nose, or the asymmetry of the nasal bone and the skin thickness surrounding the nose, is not corrected.
In other cases, the nasal bridge may become crooked due to pressure from an implant that is too high or too long.
Effective Solutions for Crooked Nose Revision Surgery
Among the cases of rhinoplasty side effects, for a crooked nose, the existing implant must be removed, the space for the implant must be made uniform, and then a re-trimmed implant that best fits each individual's nose shape must be re-inserted. In other words, the results and satisfaction of revision surgery largely depend on the skill of the plastic surgeon, the operating doctor. Therefore, it is safest to seek surgery from a board-certified plastic surgeon with diverse clinical experience who can simultaneously consider both the functional and aesthetic improvement of the nose and provide appropriate solutions.
Deciding the timing for nose revision surgery is also important. It is safer and yields better results to proceed after the adhesions from the first surgery have disappeared and the nasal tissues have stabilized, which is generally most appropriate after 6 months to 1 year. However, depending on the condition of the nose, there are cases where revision surgery must be performed before 6 months, so if you feel there's a problem after rhinoplasty, it's wise to consult a specialist immediately for a detailed diagnosis.
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