Plastic surgery of the wings of the nose

Plastic nose

Plastic surgery of the wings of the nose is an operation that is characterized by minimal trauma. The operation is easily tolerated, the rehabilitation period is short.

The wings are the lateral (visible) part of the nose that is driven by groups of small muscles. These are, in fact, curved cartilage plates. They are covered with skin on the outside, and on the inside with mucous tissue and are literally permeated with blood vessels. The wings are limited to cavities. Through these cavities, air enters the respiratory system.

With this operation you can reduce and eliminate the asymmetry of the wings of the nose, adjust their shape, width, thickness. Nasal wing surgery has no effect on bone structures. It is performed as an independent surgery or as part of a full-scale rhinoplasty.

Indications for plastic surgery of the wings of the nose

Plastic surgery of the wings of the nose allows you to change such parameters as:

• Width. In most cases, wide nostrils are a sign of race.
• Size. This parameter is associated with the structure of cartilage, bones, the shape of the nose.
• Curvature. A similar structural feature occurs due to injuries, blows (that is, mechanical damage)
• Asymmetry. Different sizes of nostrils can be congenital or acquired. This can be, for example, a consequence of constant mechanical stress, trauma.
• Nostril sinking. In most cases, this is due to trauma.
• Elongated wings of the nose. Such a defect is due to the characteristics of the organism. This can occur with age.

Particular features of plastic surgery of the wings of the nose

The surgery can radically and lifelong change your appearance. That is why it is very important to carefully prepare for plastic surgery of the wings of the nose. Correction of the wings of the nose presents no difficulties for plastic surgeons at the clinic of Andrey Kharkov.

Before surgery, a preliminary consultation is mandatory. At this stage, you will be able to get answers to the main questions, including: how the nose will look after the surgery, the stitches will be visible or invisible, etc.

A plastic surgeon conducts an examination, makes calculations and measurements. The next step is modelling the shape of the nose using a computer.

Regardless of how difficult the operation is, the patient must go through a complete medical examination. First of all, it is necessary to pass urine and blood tests, rhinomanometry and ECG. If problems with nasal breathing are identified, computed tomography is prescribed.

Plastic surgery of the wings of the nose is performed as an independent operation or in combination with other types of plastic surgery of the nose. Surgery is performed under general anesthesia in  hospital.

When it comes to reducing the wings of the nose, the plastic surgeon excises fragments of skin and cartilage. Excision occurs with / without mucosal capture. The next step is suturing the edges.

To narrow the wings of the nose, the surgeon uses another technique – excision in the area of ​​the columella (a fold of skin that is located between the nostrils). After that, the stitches are laid, the ends of the threads and at the same time the skin is pulled together.

Correction of wing retraction occurs only on the basis of transplantation of one’s own cartilage tissue (a cartilaginous fragment is taken from the nasal septum or ear). False surgery requires restoration of full wing support. This, as a rule, is a reoplasty of the wings of the nose.

The duration of the surgery is within 45 minutes. The seams are placed on the columella. After surgery, the nose is fixed with a special plaster cast.

Rehabilitation period

The rehabilitation period after  the surgery is not very long. It takes about 10-14 days. The patient stays in the hospital of the clinic of Andrey Kharkov for a day. Subsequent rehabilitation takes place at home. There may be some discomfort. After plastic surgery of the wings of the nose, the patient has turundas in the nose for 24 hours.

Among the general recommendations:

• You need to sleep on a high pillow on your back.
• Compresses can be applied (always cold compresses).
• The patient has to stop using glasses for a month and a half.
• Physical activity, visits to the sauna, pool, beach are forbidden.

You will be able to see the result of the surgery after the scars dissolve and the swelling subsides. On average, this will take several months. After this time, the nose takes on the desired shape. You can talk about the final result in six months.

Contraindications for plastic surgery of the wings of the nose

The best age for surgery is 18-40 years old. In addition to age restrictions, there are also the following:

1. The period of pregnancy and lactation.
2. Diabetes mellitus.
3. Oncology.
4. Herpes.
5. Problems with blood vessels and heart.
6. Violation of blood clotting.
7. General infections.
8. Purulent formations and inflammations in the area of ​​surgery.
9. Inflammatory and infectious processes in the body.

Benefits of plastic surgery of the wings of the nose in the clinic of Andrey Kharkov

In the clinic of Andrey Kharkov, each patient can count on an individual approach.

Nasal wing surgery is performed by experienced plastic surgeons – real professionals in the field of microsurgery, vascular and maxillofacial surgery.

During the plastic surgery of the wings of the nose, there is always a team of anesthetists in the operating room who monitor the pressure, pulse, blood oxygen saturation and ECG.

The patient will be able to get acquainted with the result of the surgical intervention even before the plastic surgery of the wings of the nose. For this 3-D modelling is used.

The clinic has a modern diagnostic base. Thanks to it, all examinations are carried out in one place.

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