Top 5 Reasons People Will Get a Rhinoplasty
Dr. Hootan Zandifar, MD FACS, is a facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon at the ZandifarMD in Beverly Hills, CA. A native of Los Angeles, he received his medical degree from the prestigious David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He completed his residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and was then accepted... more
Rhinoplasty or a nose job surgery is a commonly sought after procedure. This surgical technique to improve the appearance of the nose has been around for decades. But what are some of the common reasons that patients want to have a nose job procedure?
One of the most common reasons is to improve the profile (side) view of the nose by reducing or remove a nasal hump (bump over the bridge of the nose). Often times, patients want a straight dorsum or even a little bit of a scoop at the tip.
Another common request is to make a nose, that appears big, smaller. In this instance the patients generally feel like their nose is too wide for their face.
Yet, another common and similar request is to make the tip of their nose smaller. Patients will ask to make their tip a little bit more pointy and refine the area that may appear like a ball.
Another common complaint is to straighten out a crooked nose. Generally, these patients have had a history of nasal trauma and nasal fracture and they want to have surgery to regain the original appearance of their nose.
Finally, another complaint is that the patients cannot breathe through their nose and they want to have a nose job to improve their breathing. Although a rhinoplasty procedure does not necessarily improve nasal breathing, in the hand of a capable surgeon, we can improve both the function of the nose and the cosmetic appearance of the nose during this procedure.
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