Nose surgery

Although there are aesthetic guidelines as to what constitutes an attractive nose, for each face it takes a different nose to create an appropriate harmony and balance. According to a plastic surgeon Los Angeles patients can take advantage of nose reshaping surgery (rhinoplasty) which can help enhance the appropriate balance between the nose and facial features.

With Regard To Nose Plastic Surgery Rhinoplasty in Los Angeles Can Achieve The Following Effects:

The hump on the bridge of the nose can be removed
The boxy or bulbous tip of the nose can be refined
Droopy nose can be rotated up
A long nose can be made shorter
A wide nose can be narrowed
Certain traumatic deformities of the nose can be improved or corrected
Certain causes of nasal airway obstruction can be treatedIn some patients with a small chin, a chin augmentation may improve the balance between the face and the nose. A detailed analysis of your nose and facial features will be performed during your consultation. As with all plastic surgery operations like rhinoplasty or tummy tuck Los Angeles patients can expect to discuss potential options with their surgeons regarding all their facial and body reshaping needs.

How is nasal reshaping (rhinoplasty) done?
Rhinoplasty in some patients can be performed using local analgesia and sedation. General anesthesia is used in other patients. The choice of anesthesia depends on the type of nasal reshaping to be performed, your preference, and your medical condition. For most rhinoplasty patients, we place incisions inside the nose. The sutures are absorbable and do not need to be removed. In some patients a small incision may need to be placed at the base of the nose.

What is recovery like following rhinoplasty Beverly Hills patients often ask. Intranasal dressings, if used, will be removed on day 2 or 3 after surgery. You will have a splint on your nose that will be removed on day 5 or 6 after surgery. Most swelling will resolve within several weeks. However, it may take up to a year for all swelling to resolve completely. Most patients are very pleased with the results. Some patients request a touch-up procedure to further refine the results. Many patients combine rhinoplasty with other procedures such as breast augmentation Los Angeles or lip augmentation los angeles .

Silicone injections

Medical grade silicone is a compound that has been widely used in cosmetic surgery. Some physicians have even gone as far as injecting silicone in the nose for non surgical rhinoplasty Beverly Hills. Additionally, it is also injected in the face or lips for augmentation and treatment of wrinkles. Silicone injections are not approved by FDA for cosmetic purposes as many permanent complication can occur. Silicone breast implants are approved by FDA for breast augmentation beverly hills and are considered to be safe. Because implants are placed deep behind the muscle or breast tissue and silicone is contained in an implant shell, complication related to silicone are much less common and less severe when implants are used for breast augmentation Los Angeles. When injected, liquid silicone used for lip augmentation or rhinoplasty los angeles can cause granulomas (painful bumps), irregularities, and even ulcers. Typically a board certified plastic surgeon Los Angeles will advise patients from having silicone injections.

body contouring

What is body contouring? This technical term which confuses a lot of people includes a plastic surgery procedures that help improve and restore the shape of the body. Commonly performed procedures for body contouring include a tummy tuck los angeles and liposuction los angeles. These procedure can also be combined with breast reshaping procedures such as breast augmentation los angeles or breast implans los angeles. Patients presenting for body contouring typically have lost a lot of weight of after pregnancy. Tummy tuck beverly hills allows to remove skin excess which may occur following weight loss and tighten abdominal muscles. Additionally, contouring of the extremities such as arm lift, thigh lift, body lift and liposuction is performed. The term body contouring typically does not include facial surgery such as rhinoplasty beverly hills or nose surgery beverly hills . Although loose facial skin results in patients following significant weight loss. These patient will undergo a facelift to improve the contour of the face. Rhinoplasty Los angeles or nose surgery los angeles mainly addresses the skeleton of the nose which does not change with weight loss. To ensure safety, a plastic surgeon los angeles will decide which combination of procedures can be performed at the same time

Should nasal packing be used after rhinoplasty?

Patients undergoing rhinoplasty Los Angeles inquire whether or not their surgeon will use nasal packing after nose surgery Los Angeles . Many patients are afraid to have nasal packing as they have heard from their friends or relatives that packing removal is painful.

So, does nasal packing have to be used? The answer is no. Many rhinoplasty surgeons in Los Angeles do not use packing. There are different types of packing used by surgeons. Some do hurt when removed and some do not. The purpose of nasal packing is to minimize early swelling and to support mucosal flaps within the nose. Typically, nasal packing is removed within 24-48 hours following rhinoplasty Beverly Hills . In reality, once the packing is removed, swelling sets in.

Some surgeons do not use any packing after nose surgery. However, this results in collection of blood and secretions which in combination with swelling causes nasal airway obstruction and discomfort for 7-10 days after surgery. Furthermore, there is a greater chance of formation of synechiae (bridges of tissue). Synechiae occur when the raw areas of the septum touch raw areas on the the nasal wall resulting in the two healing to each other. These bridges of tissue between the nasal septum and nasal wall can cause nasal airway obstruction, bleeding, and collection of secretions.

Many experienced Los Angeles Plastic surgeons believe that placement nasal packing is not necessary following nose surgery beverly hills. However, some sort of a barrier should exist between the nasal septum and the nasal wall to prevent those two from touching and healing to each other thus forming synechiae. To prevent synecniae, a thing plastic film or septal splint is placed between the septum and nasal wall to prevent the formation of synechiae. It is removed by day seven after rhinoplasty Los Angeles. Removal of these thin splints is painless.

Is rhinoplasty covered by medical insurances?

Rhinoplasty Los Angeles can be performed to improve the form of the nose and/ or improve breathing. Nose surgery Los Angeles to improve nasal airway obstruction is considered medically necessary and therefore will be covered by most medical insurances. These patients typically suffer from a nasal airway obstruction and have evidence of obstruction such as a deviated septum Los Angeles and / or enlarged turbinates. Rhinoplasty performed for aesthetic purposes is not covered by medical insurances but correction of nasal deformities due to trauma may be covered. A plastic surgeon Los Angeles will first discuss the patients sympotms and examine the nose to determine if the patients has evidence of nasal airway obstruction which can be surgically treated. Nasal airway correction is frequently combined with cosmetic rhinoplasty beverly hills .

What is a mommy makeover?

A mommy makeover Los Angeles has been frequently mentioned in the media. Hence, many mothers present to Los Angeles plastic surgeons asking for this procedure. A mommy makeover is more of a marketing rather a technical term. Following pregnancies many women experience changes in the shape of their body and face. A mommy makeover includes a set of plastic surgery in Los Angeles procedures that would restore or improve the shape of the woman's face and body after childbearing.

There is not a specific set of procedures. More commonly women are bothered by stretched abdominal skin and weak abdominal muscles, sagging breasts with dimished volume, fat excess in various areas. Therefore, a common combination of a mommy makeover procedures are a tummy tuck Los Angeles, liposuction Los Angeles of abdomen and flanks, and breast augmentation Los Angeles. Women who developed breast sagging would benefit from a breast lift Los Angeles in addition to breast enlargment Los Angeles using breast implants Los Angeles. These procedures can also be combined with a tummy tuck Beverly Hills. In some women breasts may stay large and heavy and these women request a breast reduction Los Angeles.

Another common set of procedures is facial plastic surgery Los Angeles and body contouring. Commonly mothers in this group undergo such procedures as rhinoplasty Los Angeles combined with a breast augmentation or a tummy tuck. RhinoplastyBeverly Hills is nose surgery Los Angeles to reshape the nose, also referred to as a nose job Los Angeles . Many women who are bothered by protruding ears had requested to undergo ear surgery Los Angeles or otoplasty Los Angels . This procedure is also called ear pinning Los Angeles .

Recovery after plastic surgery

Most procedures in plastic surgery in Los Angeles are elective and require careful preparation and planning. A great part of a successful outcome depends on proper postsurgical care. Recuperation following plastic surgery Los Angeles depends on the type of procedure performed and person's health status. Postosurgical instructions vary depending on the preference of the Los Angeles plastic surgeon and patient's health status. At our practice most patients are given instructions listed below. Breast Augmentation Los Angeles- is a relatively short procedure about (45min - 1hour). Most women are able to return to work about 4-7 days following breast enlargement Los Angeles. The larger the breast implants Los Angeles, the greater amount of pressure the patients experience early after the procedure. Most exercises can be resumed about 4 weeks after breast augmentation Beverly Hills.

Breast reduction Los Angeles or Breast lift Los Angeles - are 3-4 hours in duration. Patients are advised plan for a 7 -10 day recuperation period, which can be shorter for many patients. Exercises can be gradually resumed 1 month after surgery.

Rhinoplasty Los Angeles or nose job Los Angeles - takes about 1-2.5 hours to perform. In most patients a nasal splint will be placed following nose surgery Los Angeles, which will stay on for 5-7 days. Although some patients return to work or school, as early as 2-3 days after nose surgery, most patients take about 5-7 days off. Exercises can be resumed 3-4 weeks after rhinoplasty Beverly Hills

Tummy tuck Los Angeles- the surgery lasts 2-4 hours. Some patients may spend a night in the hospital or a recovery center but most patients go home the same day. It is recommended for most patients to take about 2 weeks off. Many people feel better faster and return to work as early as 6-7 days after tummy tuck Los Angeles surgery. Cardiovascular exercises can be resumed 4 weeks after tummy tuck Beverly Hills surgery and heavy lifting 2 months after surgery.

Liposuction Los Angeles - the duration of this procedure varies on the size of the patient and number of areas treated. For isolated areas of liposuction (eg lower back, abdomen, outer thighs, neck, or arms), 4-5 days of recovery is sufficient for most patients. When liposuction Beverly Hills is combined with other procedures, recovery can be several days longer. As a rule after all these procedures patient will be walking the same day after surgery.