Rhinoplasty & Facial Surgery in Brasília

What is rhinoplasty?

Rhinoplasty and Rhinoseptoplasty are surgeries aimed at aesthetic and / or functional correction of the nose. They are performed to change the appearance, increase, decrease, change the shape, angles, proportions and nasal contour, associated with the improvement of respiratory function. The change provided by surgery can bring more self-confidence and improve the patient’s life. The procedure is performed in a hospital environment and under local or general anesthesia as needed.

At what age is the procedure indicated?

Rhinoplasty can be indicated for all people, usually from 15 to 16 years old, when it reaches the adult nasal form, and when the patient himself is already able to understand the procedure, the possibilities and expectations of the surgery. It can be performed on younger patients if it has exclusively functional purpose.

What should be discussed before the procedure?

Patient and surgeon expectations should be discussed and reasoned. The tuning must be complete in order to achieve a natural and satisfactory aesthetic result. It is the doctor’s duty to expose the patient to the limitations and possibilities to be achieved with surgery, adjusting patients’ expectations to the reality of what medicine can offer, so that the satisfaction after surgery is complete.

Is it possible to predict the outcome?

It is possible to get a sense of what the “new” nose will look like through a 3D computer simulation, but the primary purpose of the simulation is to improve doctor-patient communication, facilitate understanding of techniques, possibilities and limitations, and enable the patient properly communicate your wishes to the doctor. Anyway it is important to know that the end result will not be identical to the virtual drawing, the feature only helps to make the patient expectation more concrete and real.

How to prepare for Surgery?

To enter the operating room, you must be in good health. Do lab tests or medical evaluation, take certain medications or adjust your current medications, stop smoking well in advance of surgery and avoid taking aspirin, anti-inflammatory drugs and natural medications as they may increase bleeding. These measures help to reduce the risk of complications during and after the procedure.

How is the surgical procedure performed?

The surgery is performed with local anesthesia and sedation or with general anesthesia, according to the individual needs of each patient. Small cuts are made inside the nose and on the skin of the lower part of the nose. With proper technique and care the scar virtually disappears within a few months. With the improvement of the surgical technique and the surgeons’ experience, the use of tampon (gauze inside the nose) was abolished without any complications, which provides much more postoperative comfort for the patient.

What postoperative care is needed?

After surgery, you need absolute rest at home for two days. Swelling, bruising and nasal discomfort are inevitable, but it is not common to feel pain. For two weeks breathing becomes more difficult and the nose becomes clogged easily, so it is recommended nasal cleansing with physiological solution, and the application of a medicine to clear the nostrils. Wearing glasses and physical activity are prohibited for 30 days. After a month, the restrictions practically disappear, but the sun should still be avoided, with the use of sunscreen and hat for about 6.

When can I see the Final Result?

It takes a year on average due to the slow healing process. Much of the swelling goes away within the first 90 days, and the rest takes six to 12 months to completely disappear. Bruises last up to two weeks.

Are There Possibilities for Retouching in Surgery?

Eventually an initial surgery retouching may be required to correct minor imperfections, not error but an additional procedure to achieve an even better result.

How to Choose the Surgeon?

The choice of surgeon should be made with care and attention, so that the patient is safe and willing to perform the procedure. The surgeon must maintain the patient’s characteristics, not changing the facial structures too much. The result has to be natural and at the same time beautiful.

Why do Rhinoplasty with the Otorhinolaryngologist?

Rhinoplasty, when performed by otorhinolaryngologists, in addition to aesthetic correction by professionals who constantly deal with nasal structures and, therefore, have great intimacy with this region, has the great advantage of being able, in the same procedure, to associate the correction of deviations of nasal septum and thereby achieve a functional improvement.

ULTRASONIC RHINOPLASTY

Ultrasonic rhinoplasty is less traumatic and invasive, which leads to less postoperative discomfort – making it quieter and less painful. In other words, because it has little impact, the technique also produces less trauma. Thus, there is a reduction in bleeding, bruising and inflammation. In the traditional method, the doctor uses a chisel and hammer to wear and / or fracture the bone. In turn, in ultrasonic rhinoplasty, the surgeon makes use of the piezoelectric scalpel. Namely, a device specially developed for bone cutting. This scalpel allows you to work more precisely on bone and cartilage to sculpt and shape the nose region.

3D ASSESSMENT OF RHINOPLASTY

Vectra 3D is a tool developed by the world’s leading provider of medical photography that aims to facilitate surgical planning with 100% patient satisfaction as it enables 3D assessment of rhinoplasty. This tool helps the patient inform the surgeon of the changes they want and helps the surgeon more accurately inform the possibilities and limitations of the surgery.

Otorhinolaryngology

Otorhinolaryngology is a medical specialty whose field of practice is the diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting the ear, nose, paranasal sinuses, pharynx, larynx, head and neck. The main pathologies treated by an otolaryngologist are:

• Nasal Septum Deviation
• Nasal Deformities
• Speech and Voice Disorders
• Ear, Nose, and Throat Infections
• Nasal Obstruction: Mouth Respirators
• Hearing loss
• Hearing loss
• Nasal Polyposis
• Allergic Rhinitis
• Snoring and Sleep Apnea
• Nasal Bleeding – Epistaxis
• Sinusitis
• Dizziness
• Buzz
• Otosclerosis
• Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)