Having trouble breathing? Or you don’t like how your nose looks? There are various types of nose surgeries available both for functional and aesthetic purposes.

Reconstructive and cosmetic nose surgeries provide the following benefits for the patients:

• Improved breathing
• Correcting deformities that come from birth or occur as a result of an accident
• Changing the size and shape of the nose according to the patient’s desires
• Repairing nasal injuries

Nose surgeries can also treat conditions such as OSA and deviated septum.

OSA, which stands for obstructive sleep apnea, is a condition in which patients periodically stop breathing while sleeping. This condition usually occurs as a result of a blockage in the airway. Plastic surgeons surgically remove this blockage and ease the patient’s breathing.

Deviated septum is also a condition that causes trouble with breathing. It occurs when one of your nasal passages leans to the other side. As a result, one nasal passage gets blocked with limited airflow. In cases where it is severe, a deviated septum can entirely block one of the nasal passages. It could lead to nosebleeds and facial pain alongside the difficulty in breathing.

If you want to take advantage of the benefits that we have listed, or you suffer from the conditions we have mentioned above, nose surgeries are what you need.

Types of Nose Surgeries

Now, let’s take a more in-depth look at the types of nose surgeries. Knowing the available nose surgery types will help you identify which ones you need for your condition.

• Septoplasty

Septoplasty is a reconstructive surgery that surgeons often perform to treat deviated septum condition. The septum is a mix of bones and cartilage that separates the two nasal passages. To fix a leaned septum, the surgeons usually remove some of the bones and cartilage and reshape them. This way, they prevent blockage and increase airflow.

• Rhinoplasty

Rhinoplasty is a type of cosmetic surgery. It is for patients who are not satisfied with how their nose looks. With rhinoplasty surgeries, the surgeons can straighten the patient’s nose, reshape it and even change the size of it. These operations are satisfying the patient’s aesthetic desires. So, your surgeon will listen to your expectations before planning out the process. Some patients prefer to have a septoplasty operation alongside the rhinoplasty. These combined procedures are called septorhinoplasty. 

• Turbinate Reduction

Turbinates are the parts in our noses that cleanse, warm and moisturize the air we breathe. So, they play a rather important role in our respiratory system. However, they can sometimes grow more than needed and block the airflow. That is when the turbinate reduction surgeries come into play.

In turbinate reduction surgeries, the surgeons remove some of the turbinates to make them smaller or move them. They reduce the blockage by doing this and improve the airflow.

• Nasal Valve Surgeries

Nasal valve surgeries are for opening up the middle and lower parts of the nose in the situations where they get blocked or collapse due to an accident.

In nasal valve surgeries, the surgeons repair the nasal valve with cartilage often taken from the patient’s ear. However, they sometimes take cartilage from the nose itself or the ribs depending on the situation.

So, we have examined some of the nose surgery types. Now let’s talk about what awaits you after your surgery should you choose to have it.

Healing Period after Nose Surgeries

You have to be careful during the recovery period after your operation.

Regarding this, you should avoid contacting your incision area with water after your procedure. You may shower the day after; however, swimming can seriously cause harm to your nose. Try to avoid swimming for two weeks so that your incision will have some time to heal.

Some swelling will occur after your operation. The swelling may sometimes lead to some difficulty in breathing but it will decrease after a while.

Be sure to apply Vaseline into your incision area 2-3 times every day. Vaseline will support healing and protect your injuries from environmental factors.

Lastly, you should avoid doing demanding activities for at least a week. Any pressure could damage your incision area.

Considering a Nose Surgery?

Nose surgeries are often the best treatments for functional and aesthetic problems in the nose. Contact us if you are considering having nose surgery. We will gladly provide you with further information regarding these operations. Our experts can also come up with a payment plan after your consultation.