AllBodySurgery.com

Nose job queries???

hi, im considering rhinoplasty (nose job) to correct my nose as it bends to the right side of my face. i was wondering 4 things 1. what is the uk legal age? 2. what are the chances of sumthing going wrong? 3. what is the lowest recommended age? 4. can my nose 'go wrong', mishapen again, collapse or anything else bad happen to it later in in life. say like in 30 years?

Public Comments

1. Just take a look at Michael Jackson. I don't think he had it done on the cheap yet he met with disastrous results.
2. For any surgery like this age should be more than 15 yrs, and it need some precaution that doctor will tell you and on that precautions it depends that how long it remains straight..chances for any thing wrong is very feeble...it is 100% successful in almost all cases.
3. There is no minimum age for rhinoplasty but if it is purely for cosmetic reasons most surgeons would want you to be 18 or over. All anaesthetics carry some risk. You might react to the anaesthetic, You might bleed alot. Your sense of smell might be affected. The risks are low but there are some. Your sugeon is the best person to discuss this with. If it does not involve prosthetics (implants) but only reshaping (they use a chisel and a file, sometimes they break the bone but usually reshape the cartilidge and remove some) it should stay that way for ever. The worst part is that they 'pack' your nose and this stays in for up to 10 days after surgery. You cannot smell. Food has no taste, you have to breathe through your mouth. When the packs are removed it is quite painful and can bleed alot for a short time. You have to really want to get this done or dont bother!
4. . . . probably safer to stick to the bl0w j0b . . .
5. once you have stopped growing and not before is the time to get any surgery done on the nose. if your nose is bent to the one side then you probably also have problems breathing through your nose as well as the unsightly bend. a septoplasty is probably the operation of choice. this involves straightening the central division of the nose by fracturing the septum and realigning it, it may or may not also involve a reduction of the turbinate bones within the compound of the nasal cavity which will allow a greater airflow. nasal packing may be palced in the nose for 24 hours and removed the day after or indeed some hours after surgery, this is to prevent post-operative bleeding in the short term. the suggestion that your nose is packed for 10 days after surgery is wrong, no ent surgeon would allow you to go home with"packing " still in situ. however the nasal septum may require to be splinted in order to allow the reconstruction to set. these splints are generally made of silicon and can stay in for up to two weeks and are held in place by a suture which passes through the septum. these splints are removed without anaesthesia and this can be a painful experience for a split second. once they are removed the relief is immense. the nose may then start to block up as the tissue which was being held in place by the splints starts to expand. this will eventually settle and you will be left with a straight nose with good air passage. in general a good ent surgeon will have no problems with further deviation of the septum and no further interventions will be required. as for something going wrong, all anaesthetics have inherent risks, these should all be explained prior to surgery, have a list of questions written down for your ent surgeon and the anaesthetist, no question is silly because if you get an answer that settles your mind then you will be able to make an informed decission on whether to get the operation or not