Nasal Cosmetic Surgery – A Way to Enhance Your Look

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Nasal Cosmetic Surgery - A Way to Enhance Your
Look
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• Dr. Farella is a well known cosmetic surgeon
• in Westchester, New York.
• He is a specialist in all forms of plastic
  surgery.

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• If you feel that your nose is not in proportion
  to the rest of your face, you may want to
  consider Rhinoplasty. By enhancing the general
  appearance of your nose, you will achieve a more
  natural balance between your nose and other
  facial features.

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Rhinoplasty

• Nasal surgery or Rhinoplasty is a surgical
  procedure that reshapes the nose.
• Rhinoplasty is one the most common surgeries
  nowadays. Every year thousands of people undergo
  nasal surgery.

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Reasons for undergoing nasal surgery

• To correct a crooked nose or deformity as a
  result of injury
• Have difficulty breathing as a result of nasal
  passage obstruction
• For cosmetic reasons.

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Septoplasty

• A nasal operation that is used to straighten or
  reshape the septum
• Performed on patients who have difficulty
  breathing as a result of a mal-positioned septum
• Can be performed alone or in addition to
  Rhinoplasty.

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Turbinate Surgery

• A nasal surgery that is used to improve breathing
  by opening the nasal air passages.
• Does not change the shape of the nose.

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Surgical Approaches for Rhinoplasty

• Reduction Rhinoplasty Used when bone or
  cartilage are removed in an effort to change the
  shape of the nose.
• Augmentation Rhinoplasty Used to enhance the
  nose by adding cartilage, bone, or implant
  material when nasal deficiency (loss of
  structure) is encountered.

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Surgical Approaches for Rhinoplasty

• Closed Rhinoplasty Incisions are made inside the
  nose, and cartilage and bone are removed, shaved,
  or repositioned to improve contour.
• Open Rhinoplasty Incisions are made inside the
  nose along the nostrils and across the
  columella(vertical strip), and cartilage and bone
  are removed, shaved, or repositioned to improve
  contour.

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Risks and Complications

• May include but are not limited to bleeding,
  infection, scarring, damage to deeper structures,
  numbness, asymmetry, chronic pain, skin
  disorders, delayed healing, nasal septal
  perforation, nasal airway alterations.
• Smokers have a greater risk of pulmonary, and
  wound healing complications.

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Recovery

• Swelling and bruising will last for two to three
  weeks.
• Nasal packing will stay in the nostrils for one
  to seven days.
• Stiches
• inside the nose will dissolve by themselves
• outside the nose will be removed in three to five
  days.

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Recovery

• Return to work or school by ten days as well as
  resume light exercise.
• Resume rigorous exercise within 6-8 weeks.
• The final result will be evident within one year.

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• Contact Us
• Dr. John F. Farella
• Plastic Surgeon, Westchester, New York
• Ph [phone]
• E-Mail info_at_drfarella.com
• www.drfarella.com