OPEN RHINOSEPTOPLASTY

Secondary or tertiary rhinoplasty is performed according to aesthetic and medical indications. The reason for the second operation may be the patient’s dissatisfaction with the results of primary plastic surgery, which does not always have real reasons. Often, the psychic personality traits push a person to a surgeon again, although the shape of the nose is almost ideal. Medical indications include functional disorders in the form of impaired sense of smell and / or external respiration.

Secondary plastic surgery is a more complicated operation for both the surgeon and the patient. After primary rhinoplasty, a certain amount of scar tissue is present in the nose. The anatomy of the bone and cartilage structures, albeit slightly, is violated, and this also has to be taken into account during the operation. You can not discount the psychological state of the patient, who once again has to go through a difficult recovery period.

Despite the presence of unfavorable factors, with secondary plastic surgery it is possible to achieve a good aesthetic result using internal access. The recovery period after secondary nose surgery has its own characteristics. Swelling and hematomas last longer. The length of the rehabilitation period is increasing, compliance with the recommendations of a plastic surgeon is of tremendous importance.