A common misconception is that people pursue rhinoplasty in Toronto simply for cosmetic reasons. While the procedure is completed primarily for those with aesthetic concerns about their nose’s size and shape, many patients choose to pursue a nose job for a medical reason such as facial trauma or injury.
Nasal injuries are the most common cause of breathing issues and cosmetic deformities. Whether your injury is acute or severe, damage to the nasal septum and bones impacts your airway dynamics and changes your appearance.
While rhinoplasty can occur anytime after injury, we advise patients to come in for an immediate repair, as it reduces long-term deformities and decreases the odds of extensive surgery.
What is the best time for surgery and why?
When the nose’s cartilage or bone is broken, swelling and bruising occur externally and internally. Broken noses, much like other broken bones, are not something you want to allow to heal on their own. Consultations with the best rhinoplasty surgeon in Toronto can assist you in assessing the extent of the injury and devise a treatment plan.
Patients should consider rhinoplasty after a traumatic injury for these reasons:
- Improve the nose’s function: Even if you sustained minor injuries, functional issues with the nose can cause more significant concerns. A broken nose damages its interior, such as blocked nasal passages or deviated septums. Injuries result in breathing difficulties, trouble sleeping, and recurring sinus infections. A nose job in Toronto can restore your proper airflow and improve functionality.
- Better aesthetics: Untreated injuries tend not to heal correctly. Some patients experience a flatter bridge, crooked nose, or distinctive hump. Changes can negatively affect confidence and self-esteem.
- Reduce risk of blood clots: When an area is injured, a sudden blood flow causes swelling and internal bruising. Sometimes, this results in the formation of a blood clot. If untreated, the clot can settle into the septum and deteriorate the cartilage. Deterioration results in a collapsed nose, which is difficult to restore.
Generally, we advise patients to fix fractured noses within the first few days (24–72 hours) after the injury. During this time, fracture fragments are mobile, and a surgeon can easily manipulate them back into their proper position.
After 10–14 days, the segments have already begun healing and returning them to their previous position becomes more challenging. The longer time lapses, the longer you may wait until your nose is completely healed (6–12 weeks) before undergoing rhinoplasty.
Even if you feel that you are okay after the injury, many internal deviations can go undetected for years. People frequently find themselves with humps or bumps, crooked noses, blocked airways, or additional deformities requiring surgery.
However, the good news is that a nose job in Toronto is always an option at any stage. Yet, fixing it could be complicated.
Correcting the injury may involve reconstructive surgery in various nose areas since trauma can simultaneously affect the cartilage, cones, septum, soft tissue, and skin. Your rhinoplasty surgeon in Toronto is prepared to handle all such facets as necessary.
Understanding the Rhinoplasty Process
To improve breathing and the nose’s appearance, we incorporate various cartilage grafting and suture techniques. These include spring grafts, spreader grafts, columellar strut grafts, cruel grafts, batten grafts, and other methods to reinforce your existing cartilage and assist in maintaining an open airway.
Initial Consultation
If you would like to get a rhinoplasty in Toronto, you should know that treatments are tailored to each patient’s symptoms. Therefore, we conduct an extensive physical exam and history during our initial consultation. We examine the nose to determine the extent of damage it sustained, whether it is a new or old injury. Patients may want to bring photos of their faces before the injury to assist their Toronto rhinoplasty surgeon in planning the correct restoration.
If you don’t have images, a highly-trained surgeon can still generate a well-balanced nose according to your facial features. Furthermore, if you didn’t like your nose’s appearance before the injury, you can discuss any alterations you want to incorporate.
Rhinoplasty Procedure
This procedure is conducted as an outpatient treatment. Patients will return home the same day as their procedure. However, someone must drive you home and remain with you overnight. Most patients receive general (client is asleep) or local (nose is numbed) anesthesia. Some people may also receive intravenous sedation, depending on the patient’s needs.
During the surgery, your rhinoplasty surgeon will do the following:
- For a closed rhinoplasty, your surgeon creates an incision inside the nostrils. Open rhinoplasty involves an incision made across the base of the nose.
- Raises skin covering the cartilage and nasal bones.
- Increases, decreases, or rearranges underlying cartilage and bone to fix deviated septums or form a new nose shape.
- Replaces skin covering cartilage and nasal bones.
- Incorporates tiny stitches securing the skin in place.
The surgery itself takes one to three hours to complete.
What to Expect After the Procedure
After surgery, nasal splints (outside of your nose) or stents (placed on the inside of the nose) are used for three to seven days to decrease swelling and maintain the shape of the nose. Patients may experience swelling and sometimes bruising around their cheeks and eyes for one to three weeks.
Swelling can take several months to subside, especially for revision traumatic nasal reconstruction, which requires extensive reshaping. Yet, generally, pain is mild and tolerable. Patients tend to resume normal activities one to two weeks post-surgery.
Contact Solomon Facial Plastic for a Free Assessment
The results from rhinoplasty in Toronto can take months to one year to heal entirely, depending on the individual and the extent of the damage sustained. We urge patients to book surgery soon to avoid significant breathing and functionality issues and for the best results.
At Solomon Facial Plastic, we have the best rhinoplasty surgeons in Toronto who can help restore your nose to its proper structure and function with natural-looking results.
Contact us at 855-519-2799 to reach our Thornhill Clinic or 416-864-6100 for the Davenport Clinic. Our office hours are Monday through Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Fridays, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Patients can also contact us through our online form.
Nov 12th 2024