If youre keen to modify the appearance of your nose, youll be joining a huge list of Brits whove made up their mind to have rinoplasty.

Knowing Rhinoplasty Nose reshaping surgery is plastic surgery that can be used to improve the look of the nose or improve its function. Rhinoplasty showing a sharp increase of 34% in its popularity in the last year has emerged as one of the top 5 surgical procedures for men and women. British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (www.baaps.org.uk) declared it as the most admired plastic surgery procedure among men.

Various portions of nose jobs can be mofified to change its look, including the tip, bridge (which runs between the eyes to the tip) and nostrils. Rhinoplasty can be performed either to increase or decrease the size of your nose called augmentation and reduction rhinoplasty respectively. When it is done principally to reshape the tip of the nose, it is known as tip-reshaping or tip-plasty. Lucian Ion consultant plastic surgeon practicing in the West London Clinic (www.westlondonclinic.co.uk) points out that tip is the most important portion of the nose and the balanced nose is one whose tip is in proportion. Alex Karidis one of the leading plastic surgeons in London comments that gone are those days when people use to have to huge size button nose. Now people desire to have proper shaped nose making reduction the most popular type of rhinoplasty.

Benefits of rhinoplasty Mr Kalpesh Patel ear, nose and throat surgeon points out that majority of the people prefer rhinoplasty to improve the appearance of the nose to look smart and help those who experienced that the shape or size of their nose caused them awkwardness and social uneasiness. In addition, rhinoplasty can be done to improve nasal function for example, because of a birth defect or injury thats led to breathing difficulties. Mr Ion comments that generally, adults of higher age bracket prefer to have rhinoplasty due to drooping of the nose happening in most of the people. Since the tip turns bigger with the rising age due to loosening of the fat from the nose.

The rhynoplasty procedure

If the nose needs to be smaller, cartilage and bone will be taken out during surgery. The closed technique of rhinoplasty consists of all incisions being made within the nose. The cartilage is then removed from the nose and shaped without any fear of getting a scar. Mr. Patel comments that a procedure now gaining recognition is open rhinoplasty, where the nose skin is peeled back to acquire easy entry and allow a surgeon to observe what theyre doing, instead of depending on feeling their way. This procedure creates just a small scar on the columella (the skin between the nostrils), which should disappear over time.

Rhinoplasty Cost Look forward to pay between 3,000 and 4,000.

Recovery time

When you wake up from surgery, you may have facial bruises and swelling thatll give you the appearance of having been in a fight. This will last for around two weeks. Your reshaped nose will be sustained with a splint or plaster cast for about a week. During the first few days, you may have some bloody nasal discharge. Take necessary safety measures to avoid it. Even though you sense stufiiness, try not to blow your nose for at least seven days. Otherwise, you'll hurt the wounds.

Risks associated with rhinoplasty There are several hazards and difficulties particular to rhinoplasty. They are: rhinitis also called running nose, infection, reaction to anesthetic and blockage of nose by swelling resulting in to breathing difficulties. Removing too much cartilage or bone can make an unnatural look and isnt desirable because it may hinder breathing. On a more positive note, some people discover that rhinoplasty can actually help to relieve their breathing difficulties.

Is it a stable solution? In about one example out of ten, a second procedure may be needed-for example, to rectify a slight deformity. The corrective surgery is generally minor. Mr. Karidis says: It is significant for patients to know that it takes 12-18 months for them to check exactly what their nose will look like. Until then, while its still mending after surgery, they just get a glimmer of the result. They have to be patient.