Consultation

During the first consultation, I'll assess the nose, discuss the patient's wishes and expectations, and give the most suitable advice. My patients always know exactly what improvement they want. They have likely been looking/assessing their nose for years and have developed an increasingly more precise picture of their desired look. My job is to reduce any high expectations to realistic proportions and translate them into the best surgical plan. With the help of photographs and a careful assessment, I make sure I understand your wishes. I do not use Photoshop; I think tools like that create an image that is too perfect and unrealistic. Instead, I prefer to show pictures of previous patients with similar noses that I have operated on. My assistant will be present at the meeting and will provide further information about the costs, scheduling, and clinic logistics.

The surgery

The procedure takes place under general anaesthesia. You always go home the same day, even if a more extensive septum correction is required. You wake up with a bandage over the nose ridge, three small stitches in the nose ridge and two short foam-like tampons in your nostrils. Minor corrections can be performed via the nostrils. For most corrections to the nose ridge, nose tip and septum, a small incision is made in the ridge between the nostrils; the rest of the procedure takes place inside the nose. This approach allows the modification of the bony nose ridge, the cartilage, the tip and the septum. The small external scar heals well and is hardly visible after three months.

After the surgery

The morning after the procedure, you can remove the nasal tampons so you can breathe freely again. The tampons are short and are easy to remove. During the first week, the nose, and the tip in particular, is very swollen. You have a follow-up appointment after one week so we can remove the bandages and the three small stitches from the nose ridge. The worst swelling will have gone down, and the result is already visible. When the nose bone has been narrowed, there may be residual bruising. In the months that follow, the nose will shrink a little further. The total recovery time of a rhinoplasty procedure varies and depends on the scope of the procedure and the individual patient. After the procedure, you may also want to consider that there may be some comments from your environment. I will gladly prepare you for this so that you can recover in peace.