What do you know about rhinoplasty?

It is a very frequent intervention. It has two fundamental objectives: Get a correct and aesthetically breathing a harmonic nose with respect to the face.

The candidates for rhinoplasty

– All those who present with nasal respiratory failure, either by having a deviated nasal septum or a perennial allergic rhinitis

– All people who don’t like their nose

Duration of a rhinoplasty intervention

The duration of the intervention varies between an hour and a half and two and a half hours, depending on whether functional and aesthetic surgery in korat(แก้จมูก โคราช ,this is the term in Thai) is performed at the same time or only aesthetic and that the operation is performed using a closed or open technique. It is always done under general anesthesia and hospitalization is 24 hours.

There is no suitable time of year for this re-do nose surgery in  Khorat,(แก้จมูก โคราช ,this is term in Thai )so you can choose the most appropriate time to have surgery.

During the operation, the surgeon can make the incision either by a closed procedure , where the scars remain inside the nose or by an open procedure , making an incision in the skin that separates the two nostrils.

The indication of the approach will depend on the characteristics of the nose to be corrected and the criteria of the specialist.

Care after rhinoplasty

It is a surgery that does not cause pain, only discomfort, because it requires a nasal plug that is left in the intervention for three or four days , which prevents the patient from breathing through the nose.

It is important that, after surgery, the following tips be followed:

– Apply ice a few days after the intervention.

– After removing the tamponade, establish good nasal hygiene with nasal washes

-In cases of cosmetic surgery, a splint or nasal restraint system is left to prevent the nose from mobilizing in the immediate postoperative period. This splint is usually removed after a week of surgery.

– In case of cosmetic intervention, you have to protect yourself from the sun for a minimum of 3 months to avoid leaving marks on the skin. In these cases you should also avoid wearing glasses.

Rhinoplasty recovery time

The recovery time will depend on each case:

In cases of functional surgery, a work leave of approximately 7 days is required.

If it is a functional and aesthetic surgery, the withdrawal period is usually extended to 15 days.

If you practice sports:

We must wait 15 days to resume physical activity in the event that the intervention is functional

30 days in the case of cosmetic surgery