Rhinoplasty in Mexico

The nose is located in the center of our face and it defines our personality. A nice nose has a balance with our features and is in harmony with the rest of our face. Our racial aspects and genetical information also defines our identity with our family members.

When considering a rhinoplasty, it is important to define what part of the nose you don’t like or what parts of the nose you would like to improve. This will give the surgeon the ability to understand, plan, design and obtain the result that you are looking for. You can also bring photos of family members that have a nose that you like as this will give the surgeon a very good idea of your expectation. Most likely he won’t be able to do it exactly, however will come as close as possible with the features.

There are basically 3 types of patients that will request a nose job. A patient with a large nose, a patient with a small nose and those with a preview trauma or operation.

The most ideal patient is one with a large nose simply because they provide more material to work with. A patient with a small nose is more challenged because we have to create a nose. We normally utilize bone or cartilage graft, or syntactical material like Gore-Tex for the nose augmentation.

The clearer you are with what you want, the better chances are you will be satisfied. We ask our patients to bring pictures of noses they like, as this will help us to understand your need and learn what your concept of beauty is.

THE PROCEDURE;

The operation is simple, usually takes 1 to 1 1/2 hours, normally under general anesthesia. There are no visible scars because everything is from the inside of the nose. Once we finish the operation you will have a sponge in your nose and a tape and cast in your skin. You can expect to swell up and maybe bruises around the eyes – this will last for the next 3 to 7 days.

Most of our patients are discharged the same day, and they come back 2 to 3 days after for removal of the sponge in the nose. The tape and cast is removed within 7 days. You can expect that the nose will be swollen for the next couple of months, the swelling will be eliminated gradually. The estimated time for the swelling to go down is 70% to 80% in the first month, 80 to 90% in the second month, and 100% in 6 months. If you take a control picture at 6 months, 1 year and 2 years, you will find that the more time has elapsed, the more defined , narrower and sharper your nose will look – basically the scaring tissue at this time would be eliminated.

POST OPERATIVE INSTRUCTIONS:

The post operative instructions are as follows:

Sleep with your head elevated at 45 degrees. You can apply ice on your eyes to reduce the swelling and the bruising. Avoid hard thing to chew, or very hot meals or liquids. Don’t lean down or pick up heavy stuff, don’t exercise for 3 to 4 weeks and don’t wear heavy glasses.

After the removal of sponges you can lubricate you nostril with petrolatum Vaseline 3 times a day and take arnica ( extract of herb ) to reduce the swelling and bruising. You will also be taking antibiotics and pain relieve medicine for the next 7 days. It is very important to avoid physical contact sports or crowded places for the next 6 weeks because your nose bones are fragile and a small bump can move or displace your shape. Be careful.