The Process
Clinical Examination:
During
the first clinical examination, Dr. Georgiou will examine your nose
both internally and externally. Some photographs will be taken and based
on them you will be better able to explain what you have in mind and
how you imagine your nose.
A
simulation will be used, so you can have an idea, on how your nose will
look like after surgery. We cannot guarantee the result though, because
the computer does not take into consideration tissue elasticity and the
healing ability of each organism.
Afterwards,
he will explain to you exactly how the surgery works and what
corrections can be made, the technique that will be used and the
possible complications that might occur.
The
final decision will be made in a second meeting, which is offered to
you. Dr. Georgiou will meticulously study your photographs, take the
right measurements and craft the right plan, which he will explain to
you in this meeting. So, by having all your questions answered, you will
have a complete picture of how the nose job is going to be performed.
The day of the surgery:
In
the morning of the rhinoplasty you will have to be at the hospital at
the appointed time. The surgery lasts about 2-3 hours. In rhinoplasty
surgeries, a general anesthetic is always used. This means that you will
be sleeping, you will not understand anything that is happening and you
will feel no pain.
When
the surgery is over, the plastic surgeon might place some special gauze
pads on the inside of your nose, which will be removed the next day. In
case some osteotomies had to be performed, a splint will be placed in
the nose. Depending on the technique, you will have to stay in the
hospital for a few hours or even spend the night there. The
postoperative pain is effectively controlled with a combination of
painkillers and you should not be worried about it. Postoperative nausea
and vomiting are relatively common problems, but we can deal with them
using the right medication.
After the surgery:
Swelling
and bruises around the eyes are to be expected after a nose job. Of
course, some people are more prone than others. Ice can be used to
prevent the bruises from developing. You might even notice that in the
first 3-4 days, the swelling and the bruises are increasing. After a
while, they will slowly start to fade. It would be prudent to avoid
intense activities, workout, lifting heavy weights and alcoholic
beverages for a week.
The
splint is removed 7 days after the surgery. In case an open rhinoplasty
was performed, the plastic surgeon will have to remove some sutures
from the columella at this point. Most people return to their jobs
without any scars from the surgery, in about ten days using makeup or
fifteen day without makeup.
The results:
Even
though the edema (swelling) after a rhinoplasty lasts for a long time
and a long time is needed (possibly even a year) for the nose to take
its final shape, this does not mean that during this time the nose will
not be presentable. On the contrary, the nose has a normal shape usually
10 to 15 days after the surgery. Nevertheless, even if you do not like
something on your nose, you should wait at least a year before you
express your final opinion.However, patients with realistic goals are generally very pleased with the new shape of their nose.
Keep
in mind that worldwide and under the best plastic surgeons’ care,
10-20% of nose jobs need some corrections. This is due to the fact that
there are many uncontrollable factors during this operation, such as
tissue support or the healing process of each person. So, it is
impossible for the doctor to control the shape of the nose without the
slightest deviation. However, the fact that some corrections need to be
performed does not necessarily mean that a person needs to have surgery
again. Many times, the correction is made with small procedures.
