Celine Yong asked:




You can consider rhinoplasty if you are unhappy with the size or contour of your nose, or have difficulty breathing. The average cost of rhinoplasty usually ranges between $4000 and $8000, sometimes more.

The cost of rhinoplasty includes three components – doctor’s fees, anesthesia and facility fee. A rhinoplasty procedure usually lasts about an hour or two. The surgeon’s fee is usually the costliest and depends on the surgeon’s medical training, skills and experience. The anesthesia fee is priced between $600 and $1,000, and the facility fee between $700 and $1,100. The doctor’s fee usually starts from $4000 and up.

Although the surgeon’s fee is the costliest component in a rhinoplasty quote, you should not choose a surgeon based solely on the cost. As the popular saying goes, you get what you pay for. Selecting the cheapest surgeon without verifying if he or she is qualified may increase your risks of a botched first rhinoplasty. When this happens, you are likely to require revision rhinoplasty as a remedy, which may bring your final rhinoplasty bill close to $25,000 or even $30,000. Just think of the physical and emotional agony that you have to endure.

When choosing a rhinoplasty surgeon, check if he or she is board-certified by the following organizations:

* American Board of ****** Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ABFPRS)

* The American Academy of ****** Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS)

* American College of Surgeons (FACS)

* The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)

After checking on your surgeon’s professional qualifications, find out which procedures your surgeon has performed previously. Study the doctor’s patients’ before and after photos and patient’s testimonials. Get your surgeon to explain to you the potential risks and complications that you may encounter. After your surgeon has done a digital imaging of the results that you can expect from the procedure, be sure to understand the surgical plan that he or she has for you. Observe if the surgeon is willing to take time to answer your questions.

The extent of rhinoplasty work has a significant influence on the cost. A small surgical adjustment or reduction to the tip of the nose needs less time as compared to narrowing the bridge or altering the shape of the nose completely. Whether the surgeon deploys the open or closed technique will also have have a bearing on surgery time and rhinoplasty cost.

Your health insurance will pay your rhinoplasty bill in full or in part, if you are able to demonstrate that the rhinoplasty procedure is vital to treating an existing breathing problem caused by a deviated septum or injury to the nose. Your doctor will be able to advise you on whether you are eligible for an insurance claim, and how to go about filing a claim.

Your insurance policy will not pay for your rhinoplasty if you are doing it purely for cosmetic reasons. You will have to save up for the surgery, or take up financing Ask your surgeon’s office if it has a working arrangement with financial institutions to offer you financing to pay for your rhinoplasty costs.

Get a full breakdown of costs and make sure that your surgeon offers post-surgery touch-ups at no extra cost. Eliminating all possibility of hidden costs will enable you to enjoy a smooth rhinoplasty recovery, free from any unforseen financial burden.



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Jessica Thomson asked:




Many of us constantly look for different ways to fight the signs of ageing. This is where the significance of a face lift comes into picture.  A face lift is one of the most effectual ways to combat the signs of ageing.

Constant exposure to sun, dust and other factors within our surroundings start affecting our skin. This effect becomes visible in the form of folds, wrinkles and flabby skin around the neck. Today, there are a variety of methods available in the market, ranging from facelifts to Botox.

A facelift, medically known as Rhytidectomy, is a procedure that lifts up the skin of cheek and neck, in order to curtail hanging neck skin and jowls. Various other procedures can also be combined with a face lift to offer best results to the patient.

For getting a face lift, your skin must have good elasticity. Although, the elasticity varies from person to person, being well hydrated helps in ensuring that your skin retains the best elasticity. Maintaining good health and being a non-smoker are two important qualities to possess if you are looking for positive results from the procedure.

Your bone structure is another determinant factor for a face lift. Without a well-defined and strong bone structure, a face lift may not show positive effects.

Many people question whether getting a face lift calls for some unwanted risks or not.

One cannot deny that there are certain uncertainties and risks when it comes to getting a face lift. One of the primary risks involved in this procedure is the development of hematoma. Hematoma basically refers to the accumulation of blood under the skin. Injury to nerves might also become a problem, although these are only temporary problems.

The common surgery complications are infection or a negative reaction to anaesthesia. Smokers should be extra cautious before going in for this procedure as smoking reduces the ability to heal the skin after face lift.

It is always better to consult your plastic surgeon about what you are expecting from the treatment. This would help you understand the consequences well before undergoing the treatment. There are minor numbness and discomfort which you might experience, but they are temporary and would last only for a few weeks. You can resume your regular activities within the period of 10- 15 days.

According to the experts, an ideal candidate for this treatment is a person who has a healthy body and a healthy emotional outlook. He/she must be able to see it with a positive attitude to seek better results.



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Dr Barry Eppley asked:




Reshaping of the nose through rhinoplasty surgery is one of the most popular plastic surgery procedures. It has a significant effect on one’s ****** appearance by putting in proportion the nose to other ****** features. While rhinoplasty surgery has a long history, contemporary methods produce a more natural looking nose that holds its shape over time.

Historically, rhinoplasty surgery was associated with after surgery appearances which were ‘overdone’. These older forms of reductive rhinoplasty often resulted in noses that were too small for the face, low bridges and up-turned tips. Even if the nose did not appear this way immediately after surgery, this appearance developed months or years later. This nasal appearance was the result of removing too much of the natural structures of the nose. Taking the bridge of the nose down too low (bone and cartilage) or shortening the tip of the nose excessively (all cartilage), while immediately looking good, weakens the support of the nasal framework. As time goes by after surgery, scar tissue forms and shrinks, pulling the nose downwward and in creating a sunken unnatural appearance. It may look too small, too upturned, or too narrow and pinched at the tip.

It is appreciated by todays plastic surgeons that maintaining as much support to the nose as possible is important. The nose is like a house, the framework must be maintained to keep the roofline intact. Modern rhinoplasty is about rearranging nasal structures rather than simply removing them. In this way, the nasal dorsum (line along the bridge to the tip) remains smooth but at a good height, the end of the nose is lifted but not too high, and and the nasal tip is narrowed but is not made into a single point.

Besides less cartilage and bone removal, the natural rhinoplasty makes use of adding support through cartilage grafts as necessary. Supporting the tip of the nose through strut grafts, using small hand-carved grafts to improve tip shape, spreader cratilage grafts in the middle of the nose to open up breathing, and actually increasing the height and line of the nose through onlay or radix grafts are some of the methods by which the nose can be builtup and strengthened. These cartilage grafts are usually acquired from the septum of the nose (which may be simultaneously straightened) or from the back of the ear.

Natural rhinoplasty methods utilize the concepts of nasal tissue preservation, artful alignment of the different areas of the nose, and skillful manipulation of small nasal elements. These rhinoplasty techniques usually require that the skin be lifted off of the nose through an ‘open approach’, at the price of an indetectable scar across the columella. (strip of skin between the nostrils) Natural noses fit each patient’s face more proportionately and never have that ‘operated’ appearance. The long-term results with these techniques are rewarding to both patient and plastic surgeon alike.



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