San Francisco Plastic Surgeon – Giving The Best Rhinoplasty Results

San Francisco is ranked the 13th most populous city in the United States that makes it suitable for the San Francisco plastic surgeons to set up their shops and practice in the city. With the city considered to be one of the top tourist destinations and top producing cities in the world, the residents of the city have high living standards. This may include looking good all the time requiring going for various cosmetic procedures for the face, breast, body and skin. One such widely performed procedure is rhinoplasty.

Rhinoplasty comes under the cosmetic procedure for face that is usually performed to reshape the nose. It may help to reduce or increase the bridge of the nose, change the shape, size and angle of the tip, change the shape of the nostrils, straighten a crooked nose and improve breathing, shorten or lengthen the nose as well as alter the projection of nose.

Rhinoplasty San Francisco performed may be either open or closed. In an open rhinoplasty, the nasal skin may be peeled back to expose the cartilages of the nose. On the other hand, closed rhinoplasty doesn’t show any visible outside scars. However, regardless of the technique used, the procedure separates the skin of the nose underneath the bone and cartilage and sculpts them giving the desire shape.

A person wanting to undergo rhinoplasty should know that the procedure may only improve their appearance a little and not change the whole look. The changes made may be possible up to an extent and depends on a person’s anatomy. What was earlier performed for fixing deformities because of trauma or birth defects is now increasingly used for breathing problems. Like with any surgical procedure, rhinoplasty may also carry possibilities of risk that may include bleeding and nasal infection. However, these may be controlled with medications. In some cases, the patient may feel temporary breathing problem that occurs because of swelling.

The procedure starts with the patient fasting for 8 hours prior to the surgery. If medications are prescribed, they may take few sips of water. The San Francisco plastic surgeon may then administer anesthesia that may relieve the patient of any pain. It may take 2-3 hours to complete the surgery after which the nose is covered with tape and splint. For a few days after surgery, the patient may feel discomfort for which they may be given medication. Also, there may be some bloody drainage from nose that’s pretty normal. The patient may require abstaining from strenuous activity and for the first week may be asked to keep their head elevated all the time. The dressing may be removed after a week with appearance of swollen nose that may go away in 3-4 weeks.