Deciding if Nose Surgery is Right for You

Phoenix and Glendale, Arizona

According to the American Society of Plastic Surgery, one of the leading cosmetic procedures performed each year is rhinoplasty, or nose reshaping. Rhinoplasty is the top cosmetic procedure for men and the third most popular among women. Deciding if nose surgery is right for you should come after much consideration and consultation with Dr. Angelchik and advice from your family and friends. The ultimate decision however, needs to be your own.

Consultation

During your initial consultation, Dr. Angelchik will gather your medical history to see if you are medically able to undergo surgery and discuss all available options. Together, you will put together a comprehensive treatment plan that addresses your aesthetic appearance goals.

Some of the specific areas that may be addressed with rhinoplasty include

  • Altering the bridge of the nose
  • Reshaping the width of the nose
  • Changing the size of the nostrils
  • Addressing the tip of the nose

Considerations

You may have decided early in life that you want to undergo nose surgery, many people do. There are several considerations to make when deciding if nose surgery is right for you. They include,

  • Good overall health
  • Age related growth has slowed
  • Strong desire to make the change

A good way to ensure that you want to continue with the procedure is to go over before and after pictures of other patients who had similar needs as you do. Computer modeling can also be used to show how you will look with your new nose. Once you decide the overall goal, Dr. Angelchik can go over the specific procedures he will use to help you reach that goal.

Complications

Remember, rhinoplasty is a real outpatient surgery that requires general anesthesia and comes with all the risks that surgery involves, including,

  • Problems with anesthesia
  • Possibility of infection
  • Post operative pain

Hopefully, after thorough discussions with Dr. Angelchik, you will not go into the surgery with unrealistic expectations of the outcome. People who do are sometimes disappointed with the final results.

Plastic surgery is not a way to instill self-esteem; you must have a healthy dose of self-esteem before you ever start the process. Cosmetic surgery does help with your self-image however, which is the way people perceive the way you look. When deciding if nose surgery is right for you, please contact the Phoenix nose-reshaping surgeon, Dr. Paul Angelchik to schedule an initial consultation.