Rhinoplasty
This funny word literally means "molding of the nose". In a rhinoplasty, hidden incisions are made in the nose and the cartilages and bones are reshaped. The skin then is redraped over a new framework.
Rhinoplasties are carefully planned, strategically executed operations. Most plastic surgeons consider this to be the most technically difficult procedure in plastic surgery. Minute changes in shape, from convex to straight to concave, are noticeable from many feet away
The procedure of rhinoplasty was revolutionized in the mid 1980's with the popularization of the open rhinoplasty technique. Closed rhinoplasties involve incisions inside the nose, but open rhinoplasties use a tiny incision in the columella, (the skin between the nostrils) to increase the precision of the operation. Open rhinoplasties allow for technically difficult modifications of the nose to be performed.
Reoperative rhinoplasties
Dr. Perry has a great experience in operating on patients who have had unsuccessful rhinoplasties by other physicians. Rhinoplasties are extremely difficult operations and many people have developed significant deformities as a result of ill-advised or inappropriately executed surgery. Deformities characterized by misshapen noses, asymmetric noses, overshortened noses, collapsed noses, and simply unattractive results are all too common. With reconstructive procedures, often a more natural nose may be created. Dr. Perry uses the techniques of the open rhinoplasty and uses cartilage and other tissue grafts to restore a more normal appearing nose.
