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REVISION RHINOPLASTY
Dr. Jorge Alberto Espinosa Reyes works in Plástica Colombia - Facial Surgery
www.plasticacolombia.com
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A second chance
Your reasons for wanting revision Rhinoplasty and your suitability for this type of procedure will be carefully discussed. Most common reasons are: patient dissatisfaction with the surgery results, persistent nasal air obstruction, and post-surgical sequels. Revisional surgery should never be undertaken before 12 months after the original Rhinoplasty surgery. At a minimum, 12 months are needed after Rhinoplasty for tissue healing and repair.
During a personal consultation, Dr. Espinosa will determine what is reasonable and safe in your specific case. A detailed nasal examination and computer imaging analysis will be performed to identify the problem. Thorough pre-operative evaluation must be combined with intraoperative observation to provide the right answer for correction.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many revisions can I have?
Ideally it would be better to have fewer surgeries. However, most patients for revision Rhinoplasty are dissatisfied about their appearance and concerned about the way they look. They need to know there is a solution.
After Rhinoplasty, the quality of the tissue in the nose cavity is changed. Subsequently, the healing process in a Revision Rhinoplasty is completely unpredictable. In a Revision, the physician should approach the problem in a precise way, in order to provide the most certain diagnosis possible.
Is a the Revision Rhinoplasty difficult to perform?
Yes. This is one of the most difficult procedures to perform and requires an experienced rhinoplastic surgeon to adequately handle most of the common problems related to Revisional Rhinoplasty.
When should a graft be necessary?
It is not easy to answer without a nasal examination. However, a grafting is usually necessary to generate a shape when excessive reduction of cartilage or nasal cavity tissue has been performed during the first surgery.
The surgeon then uses cartilage grafts to restore the tissue and redefine the shape of the nose. In most cases, cartilage from the nose can be used.
How is Revision Rhinoplasty recovery?
Recovery from Revision Rhinoplasty is similar to recovery from Rhinoplasty. However, swelling can take months to fully fade.
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