Rhinoplasty - Albany, NY - DeLuca Plastic Surgery

4 Surgeries With Quick Recoveries

One in five people seek out professional plastic surgery, particularly as they approach middle-age. Modern plastic surgical techniques, attention to detail, and meticulous follow-up allow the surgeons of DeLuca Plastic Surgery to offer patients a quick recovery from surgeries such as liposuction, breast augmentation, mini facelift, and rhinoplasty. A quick recovery with minimal bruising and swelling allows patients to get back to work and play faster.

Picture it. You wake up, head to the operating room, and are pampered by the operating room staff as you drift off to sleep. Only a few hours later you are back at home in your own bed watching Netflix. Minimal discomfort. Excited by the changes that have occurred. Yes. This is the new reality. There are a host of amazing options today. With advanced tools and technologies, a plastic surgeon can help shape the new you without breaking the budget. Consider these four fabulous surgeries to jumpstart the season…

Rhinoplasty

Need a nose adjustment? Rhinoplasty surgery—getting your nose reshaped—could be just what the doctor ordered. Rhinoplasty surgery is tailored to your individual needs – from total nose reshaping to a small hump removal. Post-operative recovery involves soreness and some mild bruising, however, in a week, you can be back in your office, tending to business as usual. And the clincher? A whopping 80-90% of your bruising and swelling with disappear within the first week! Total healing takes longer but, those are changes often only noticed by you (or you close friends). Remarkably, a great majority of patients have relatively mild pain. Exercise can be resumed after 2 weeks.

Read: “Rhinoplasty Basics”

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Can Rhinoplasty Benefit Sleep Apnea?

Sleep apnea not only disrupts your sleep patterns, but it can also increase your risk for a number of serious health issues. If you have tried all of the non-surgical fixes to no avail, consider rhinoplasty. Although it is a surgical procedure and presents its own risks, functional rhinoplasty can help control episodes of sleep apnea.

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Rhinoplasty (Cosmetic Nose Surgery) Basics

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What is a Rhinoplasty?

Cosmetic rhinoplasty is a surgery that reduces and repositions tissue in the nose for better aesthetics. This often involves straightening the dorsal profile, reducing dorsal humps, reshaping the tip, and possibly narrowing the width of the nose.

For a nose that is lacking projection and definition, grafting techniques may be needed to build up the projection of the tip and strengthen the dorsum.

The decision on the type of surgery, however, is based on the patient’s anatomy and patient’s preferences.

These are big movements that are often intended to create subtle, millimeter changes to the shape of the nose once it heals. The thickness of the nose skin can affect the overall result, however, an improvement can be obtained for most patients.

Anatomy of A Rhinoplasty

What is the recovery like?

The postoperative time for most rhinoplasty patients is often fraught with trepidation.

During a rhinoplasty, the skin and soft tissues are often completely separated from the underlying bone and cartilage framework. The framework is modified and the skin is laid back down. After rhinoplasty the nose swells from the trauma of surgery and the tissues become edematous. This makes the normally pliable skin firm and causes the nose to take on a “swollen” appearance in the first few weeks after surgery.

This swelling and firmness cause the tip to rotate, the dorsum to appear rounded, and the columella to swell and bow out from under the nose. As the initial swelling settles out over the first few weeks, the dorsum begins to settle, the tip starts to soften, and the columella swelling begins to dissipate.

The nose continues to settle over the next few months as the edema finally escapes and the soft tissues adapt to their new underlying framework. It may take 9 months to a year to see a final result.

Post-operative care after nose surgery helps patients achieve their optimal results. To encourage healing we utilize a unique regimen of post-operative care including icing, head elevation, supplements to decrease bruising, and silicone gel scar management.

Get more details on the management of swelling and scars in blog post: Post-Operative Care After Plastic Surgery.

What surgery is right for me?

A detailed examination will help delineate the best surgical treatment. The goal of a rhinoplasty is to create an aesthetic nose with the size, shape, and projection that is desired by the patient.

During your consultation, measurements of the nose are used as a starting point to recommend surgery. For some patients, digital computer simulations are used to help visualize the likely result.


Rhinoplasty Recovery: What You See Right After Surgery is What You Get

Photo Of Doctor And Patient Discussing Plastic Surgery RecoveryI recently read a blog post by a plastic surgeon in Manhattan who specializes in rhinoplasty. The surgeon made a point that I have seen echoed by quite a few other plastic surgeons on RealSelf.com when answering questions from patients going through rhinoplasty recovery.

The question being posted across multiple online forums is: How different will the nose look 1 year after surgery as compared to 3 months, or 6 months? In other words, “If my nose looks great at 3 months, will it still look good a year from now? Or will it look overly defined and tight as more time passes?”

My opinion is this – there is no definitive answer. Each nose is different and no one can predict how your nose will change over time. However, one thing is glaringly clear to me about rhinoplasty recovery: If the nose doesn’t look good at 3 months, it isn’t going to look good in a year.
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