Complications after rhinoplasty: is it worth the risk



Rhinoplasty is considered to be one of the most complex plastic surgery operations performed on a person’s face. Of course, many plastic surgeries are considered difficult and last more than one hour, but rhinoplasty is a special procedure.

Each patient should be carefully examined and examine the possible imperfections of the nose.

After that, you need to make an exact plan of action for the correction. And the operation must be done by an experienced surgeon whose performance technique has been worked out over the years, otherwise the complications after rhinoplasty can be very deplorable.

• Complications can occur not only after surgery, but also during surgery, and it is simply impossible to disregard them, as some of them threaten the patient’s life.
• It is more difficult to deal with aesthetic complications, since the future shape of the nose and its tip completely depends on the vision of the surgeon and the desires of the patient.
• Approximately 2% of clients who turn to plastic surgeons need the help of a psychiatrist, since dissatisfaction with their appearance lies in the psycho-emotional disorders of a person.

From a practical point of view, the nose has its own parameters. The ratio of the width and height of the frontal, transverse and basal defects. Rhinoplasty allows you to change these parameters and bring them to a normal ratio, without affecting the functional structure of the body.

Often, after surgery, the patient is not satisfied with the result. The following reasons may serve this:



• Non-professional surgeon. Plastic surgery is an expensive operation that many doctors tend to do to earn a lot of money. However, not everyone has enough experience and knowledge to carry out the procedure effectively and safely for a person. The feedback from many clients suggests that not every surgeon can do everything right.
• Non-compliance with the rules of preparation for the operation and the postoperative period. Often the clients themselves, ignoring the recommendations of the doctors, become guilty of the fact that they developed certain complications after rhinoplasty.
• Improper scarring of skin tissue, which leads to a change in appearance is not for the better.

Each client doctor assigns individual recommendations to prepare for the operation and for rehabilitation. They must adhere to rigorously.

Standard recommendations include the following:

• Do not smoke 14-20 days before surgery, as nicotine adversely affects tissue repair.
• Do not take aspirin or other drugs that affect blood clotting.
• During rehabilitation, physical exertion is prohibited, which can lead to tissue rupture and bleeding.
• It is necessary to sleep only on the back, putting a roller under the head, which will help to quickly remove swelling from the face.
• Do not go to the sauna, bath, pool or even take a hot bath for 15 days, so as not to wet the bandage.

Specific recommendations may also be assigned:

• For a couple of weeks after the procedure, they apply a plaster cast on the nose, which cannot be removed under any circumstances.
• Also during the rehabilitation can not eat hot and cold food.
• Do not blow your nose or wear glasses for up to 2 months, so as not to deform the nose.

Rhinoplasty of the nose: deformation of the nose and other consequences

Complications may occur immediately after surgery. The main effects of rhinoplasty of the nose is the creation of a barrier to breathing. After the breathing tube is removed from the nose, doctors begin to suck blood from the organ, which can lead to laryngeal spasms. In this case, you need to take medication for muscle relaxation or ventilation of the lungs. The use of tampons or tires also often causes heavy breathing.

An acute allergic reaction may begin after the administration of antibiotics during rhinoplasty. There are also cases of anaphylactic shock with the introduction of tampons with bacitracin.

After vasoconstrictor injection, some patients partially lose their sight. It may return with time, however, there were cases when it was not possible to restore vision.

In 4% bleeding occurs, which is easily stopped by vasoconstrictor agents or cauterization of the torn vessel.

When a hematoma appears, it is necessary to suck out the condensed blood every day to release the respiratory passage. Sometimes you even have to cut through the skin and install a drainage device to prevent the formation of an abscess.

In 2% of cases, there is a development of infections. They are cleaned by drainage or antibiotics.

Occasionally, a nose deformity after rhinoplasty may occur. There is a variety of displacement, omission, swelling and prekos in a certain direction.

Subject to such changes, patients with small bones, thin skin and a large difference in width.

The reason for this change may be a shift of the upper cartilage that appears after the descent of the back of the nose. Even when a small hump of the nose is removed, the connection of the upper cartilage is broken, so they can move downwards.

The correction of such a curvature is very difficult. If the appearance has not changed much and the curvature is not so noticeable, the doctors of the clinic do not recommend a second surgery to correct this error.

• After surgery, an infection may appear, and the skin of the nose will begin to die off.
• This can spoil the results of even the most successful plastic.
• It is necessary to take special hormonal injections that will reduce the size of the scar.
• After that, it is recommended to use lasers and do repeated surgery to eliminate scars.

If the transverse cartilage is not properly cut, the destruction of the nasal valve may begin, making it difficult for the patient to breathe and a second operation will be required.

The narrowing of the nasal passages leads to cutting off an excessive amount of tissue from the inside of the nose. Constriction leads to difficult breathing and is corrected exclusively by surgical intervention.

Also, bumps may form at the tip of the nose. It is good if they are formed from two sides and will look symmetrical.

A weak or excessive correction of the defects of the nose may lead to the defect remaining in place or a completely different form of the nose will be formed, which may lead to a violation of its structure and functionality. A re-rhinoplasty can be carried out no less than a year.