What is a Rhinoplasty?
Hi everyone! Today I wanted to take the time to go over what is a Rhinoplasty. Rhinoplasty is commonly known as a nose job. It is the surgical procedure that we do to improve the outside appearance of the nose. Anything that we’re going to improve on the outside...
Top 5 Reasons People Get a Nose Job
Hi everyone, today I wanted to take a little bit of time and talk to you about rhinoplasty or a nose job. The top five reasons patients come to me and ask to have a nose job or rhinoplasty is primarily to enhance the shape of the nose in proportion to the face. I see...
Deviated septum surgery and how impacts the shape of your nose?
Will fixing my crooked septum change the shape of my nose? Almost every facial plastic surgeon has been asked this question. The answer, however, isn’t so simple. To better answer this questions let’s first define the terms septoplasty and rhinoplasty. What...
Signs You May Have A Deviated Septum
As a facial plastic surgeon, it is very common for patients to seek my advice regarding their nasal breathing. It turns out that most of the time when patients want to fix their nasal breathing, they will also want to improve the over all shape of the nose. ...
Deviated septum repair and rhinoplasty
Will a septoplasty change the shape of my nose?
The answer to this question is “it depends”. In most cases where the septum is deviated inside the nose, with no external deviation, a septoplasty does not change the shape of the nose. However, depending on the location of the deviated septum, a septoplasty may need to be combined with a rhinoplasty to get the best breathing and cosmetic results.