Plastic nose tip

Plastic nose tip

Do you want to correct a sharp, disproportionately large, wide or drooping nose tip?  Nose tip rhinoplasty  in the clinic of Andrey Kharkov will help you.

The tip of the nose is the sublime central part of the face, which involuntarily attracts special attention. In most cases, the tip of the nose is a hereditary trait.

Nasal tip surgery often complements other types of rhinoplasty. It can also be performed as an independent operation. The goal is to achieve the harmony of the face and the ideal proportions of the nose.

Indications for nose tip rhinoplasty

 Nose tip rhinoplasty is almost always performed for aesthetic reasons. There are no medical indications, for example, a violation of full breathing, defects in the tip of the nose.

Among the cosmetic deviations are:

• Split nose tip.
• Asymmetry.
• Curvature of the tip of the nose.
• Too long or narrow tip.
• Deformations after trauma.
• Tucked up or drooping tip of the nose.

At a consultation with a plastic surgeon, the required type of surgical intervention is determined – narrowing, reduction, lifting, rhinoplasty of a snub nose, potato nose, etc.

The ideal age for nose tip surgery is 20-35 years. During this period of time, the processes of formation and growth of cartilage and bones of the nose have already been completed. Thanks to this, tissue regeneration after nose tip surgery is much more active. At this age the skin is elastic enough to take on a new shape easily.

Varieties of nose tip correction

Among the most popular types of nose tip rhinoplasty are:

• Reduction of the tip of the nose

The surgeon achieves the result by shortening the crura on the sides and dissecting  the lateral and medial crura of major alar cartilage. After that, the notches are shotcrete. At the last stage, the nostrils are narrowed and the tissues of the external passages are stretched.

• Narrowing of the tip of the nose

The surgeon connects the crura of the lower part of the lateral cartilage. After that, the biograft is installed. Thanks to such manipulations, the nose acquires the desired pointed shape.

• Displacement

In order to raise or lower the tip of the nose, the surgeon connects the medial lateral crura from below and fixes them in the desired position with a bridge.

• Enlargement or lengthening of the tip of the nose

For ideal “projection”, the median cartilaginous crura are combined with the lateral ones. After this, the narrowing of the wings of the dome on the cartilage is performed. In some cases, it is possible to use biological implants that are obtained from the patient’s cartilage tissue.

If the defects are minor, contour correction can be performed. This is a correction without surgery, the essence of which is to inject hyaluronic acid into the desired area.

Particular features of  nose tip rhinoplasty

Operations on reducing or enlarging the tip of the nose, shape correction are performed under local anesthesia. In some cases rhinoplasty can be performed under general anesthesia.

The duration of the surgery is 45 minutes. It all depends on the amount of surgery.

At a preliminary consultation in the clinic of Andrey Kharkov, plastic surgeons together with the patient discuss all the subtleties of the surgical intervention and project the future result.

After the doctor examines the tissues of the nose and evaluates the proportional relationship between nose and face the most optimal version of the nose tip surgery is selected.

Before the date of the operation is scheduled, the patient is sent for a standard examination. It includes blood tests for syphilis, hepatitis, HIV, determination of the Rh factor, blood group, fluorography, ECG. The surgery is performed under local or general anesthesia. The choice of the optimal method of pain relief depends on the general condition of the body, the amount of surgical interventions and the wishes of the patient.

Like other types of rhinoplasty, nose tip surgery can be performed using an open or closed surgical approach.

If we are talking about open access, the incision is made along the inside of the nostrils, as well as along the columella (a strip located in the lower part of the nose, between the nostrils). After complete healing, the traces of surgery are almost invisible. The advantages of open access are the ability to visually assess the volume and condition of cartilage and soft tissues.

If nose tip rhinoplasty is performed by the closed method, the incision is made along the inner edge of the nostrils. Thus, there are no seams on the outside at all.

After the plastic surgeon has peeled off the skin, he excises excess cartilage and soft tissues with pinpoint precision. They are literally reshape and connected in a new way. When suturing, the shape is corrected. If volume needs to be added, a cartilage biograft is used.

Rehabilitation period

After surgery, the nose is tamponed with turundas or tampons. Most often they are removed after a few days.

The patient stays in the hospital of the clinic of Andrey Kharkov for 24 hours. The seams are focused on the columella. The plastic surgeon removes them on the 10th day. The patient must wear a special plaster cast for 7 days.

For a week after the operation, there may be edema in the area of ​​surgery. The rehabilitation period takes 10-14 days.

Nose tip rhinoplasty does not belong to the category of simple surgical interventions. The recovery period is different for everyone. You can evaluate the first results within six months after the procedure.

After nose tip rhinoplasty it is necessary to maintain the most gentle regimen for about a month . Blood pressure surges and mechanical damage can negatively affect the result.

It is forbidden to use glasses until the bone tissue has completely healed. In addition, cosmetic procedures in the area of ​​the nose are prohibited. Other prohibitions include visiting the solarium, swimming pool and SPA. You have to sleep on your back.

Contraindications for nose tip rhinoplasty

Nose tip rhinoplasty is not performed if the following contraindications are present:

1. Mental abnormalities.
2. Diabetes mellitus, problems with the endocrine system.
3. Active inflammatory process in the body.
4. Oncology.
5. Problems with blood clotting.
6. Pregnancy and lactation.
7. Recent heart attack or stroke.
8. Immune pathologies.
9. Diseases of blood vessels and heart, kidneys and liver.

Benefits of nose tip rhinoplasty in the clinic of Andrey Kharkov

Each patient decides on his own whether to do plastic surgery of the nose tip. However, it should be remembered that even a small correction can radically change your life. After plastic surgery, the proportions of the face and the whole image change.

The key to success is high qualification of plastic surgeons, new generation equipment of operating units and hospital wards. The clinic of Andrey Kharkov has all of the above.

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