Common questions

The aim is a nose that sits in the face, not a nose that announces the procedure. The plan is drawn from your forehead, lip and chin, not from a filter or someone else's photograph. At the examination the surgeon says what is feasible on your anatomy, and what would look arranged. If the wish leads toward a nose that does not belong to the face, you will hear that before an appointment.

It can, when the cause is in the structure of the nose — the septum, the valves, a narrow inlet or the turbinates. Function and appearance are then planned in the same procedure, so the bridge is not lowered more than ventilation allows. If the blockage is from the lining, allergy or the sinuses, rhinoplasty alone does not resolve it. That is why the examination includes endoscopy, not only a photograph.

The splint usually stays for 7 to 12 days. Desk work often resumes after the splint is removed. Most swelling settles over the first three months; the final shape comes by a year, especially at the tip.

The splint usually stays for 7 to 12 days. Desk work often resumes after the splint is removed, if the job does not require strain or impact. Physical work, the gym and contact wait longer. The follow-up visit confirms the calendar, not a forum.

Bruising around the eyes is not the rule for every nose. If it appears, it peaks around the third day and then fades. Facial swelling in the first week is expected; the nasal tip stays firmer for weeks. Most swelling settles over the first three months, the rest by a year.

The final shape comes over months, often up to a year, especially at the tip. Judging the final result is not the work of the first month. Revision heals more slowly than a primary procedure.

Glasses must not sit on a freshly changed bridge. A desk rhythm after the splint comes off is often possible only if you do not need a frame on the nose. A light frame comes later, with care. Contact lenses are usually allowed earlier.

Revision is not a repeat of the same operation. The tissue has already been changed, and there is often no longer enough cartilage on the septum. As a rule one waits at least a year from the previous procedure, unless breathing or a complication require an earlier examination. The aim is improvement, not the erasure of everything that bothers you.

If the nose is still growing, if the wish asks for a face that is not yours, or if the skin and support do not allow the requested change, that is said openly. Smoking, medicines that affect healing and previous procedures enter the assessment. If the plan is not in your interest, the examination stops there.

The examination lasts about 45 minutes: discussion, external analysis, endoscopy, photographs in standard views, sometimes a CT scan. At the end you know whether the procedure is for you, what would be done and what the cost outline is for that plan.

The plan is drawn at the examination, from anatomy and standardised photographs, not from a filter. A computer simulation is not the basis of the decision and does not guarantee the outcome. The surgeon says what is feasible on your tissue.

No. Someone else's nose does not sit on your forehead, lip and chin. The examination is to see what is possible on your anatomy, not to copy another person's photograph.

When after an earlier procedure the shape does not belong to the face, breathing is unresolved or support is compromised. It is not done while the nose is still changing shape — as a rule one waits at least 12 months, unless there is a reason for an earlier examination.