Rhinoplasty

Rhinoplasty reshapes the bone and cartilage of the nose. It can reduce a hump, refine or lift the tip, narrow or straighten the nose and adjust the nostrils, and it is often combined with septoplasty to improve breathing.

The aim is a nose in balance with your face that also works well. Skin thickness, the strength of your cartilage and healing limit what is possible, and small irregularities are common. Around 1 in 10 patients has a minor revision.

What Rhinoplasty involves

In the open approach a small cut is made across the columella, the strip between the nostrils, and the skin is lifted to expose the framework; in the closed approach all cuts are inside. A hump is lowered by rasping or removing bone and cartilage, or by preservation techniques that drop the bridge from below. The nasal bones are then cut in a controlled way (osteotomies) and moved inward. Piezoelectric ultrasonic tools may be used for finer bone work. The tip is shaped with stitches and small cartilage grafts, usually from the septum. A deviated septum is straightened at the same time. The skin is redraped, and a splint and internal silicone sheets are placed.

Who is a good candidate for Rhinoplasty?

It suits adults whose facial growth is complete, from about 17 to 18 years.

• A dorsal hump, wide bridge, drooping or bulbous tip bothers you
• Your nose is crooked after injury
• You have nasal blockage from a deviated septum as well as cosmetic concerns
• You have clear, specific goals and good general health

It is usually not the right choice if:

• You are under 17 or facial growth is not complete
• You expect a different nose to change your life, or want to copy a celebrity's nose exactly
• You have untreated body dysmorphic disorder
• You have a bleeding disorder or use intranasal cocaine
• You cannot avoid contact sport for 3 months

Technique options

• Open rhinoplasty: Best visibility for tip work, crooked noses and grafting; leaves a tiny columella scar.
• Closed rhinoplasty: No external scar and less tip swelling; for more limited changes.
• Preservation rhinoplasty: Keeps the natural bridge lines by lowering the dorsum from beneath; suits selected humps.
• Ultrasonic (piezo) rhinoplasty: Precise bone sculpting with less bruising.
• Septorhinoplasty: Adds septum and valve correction for breathing.
• Tip plasty: Tip-only surgery without breaking bones.

What happens during your treatment

Surgery takes 2 to 3 hours under general anaesthetic, usually with 1 night in hospital. Pain is mild; the main discomfort is a blocked nose and mouth breathing for the first week. Bruising around the eyes peaks on day 2 or 3.

Preparing for your trip

Plan for 7 to 10 days in Istanbul. Your surgeon reviews photographs and your medical history before you book, and you meet in person the day before surgery for examination, marking and consent with a professional interpreter.

• Stop smoking and nicotine at least four weeks before and after surgery; it is the single biggest avoidable cause of wound problems
• Tell the team about every medicine and supplement you take; blood thinners, some herbal products and hormone treatment may need to be paused on your doctor's advice
• Arrange for someone to travel with you or to be reachable, and keep the first days at home free of work and lifting
• Book a changeable return flight; your surgeon confirms when you are fit to fly

Recovery and results

The splint and internal sheets are removed at about 7 days, and most bruising has gone by 10 to 14 days. You can fly after the splint comes off. Most of the swelling has gone by 6 weeks, but the tip refines slowly over 12 months, longer with thick skin. No glasses on the bridge for 6 weeks, no gym for 3 to 4 weeks and no contact sport for 3 months.

• Back to everyday activity: 10 to 14 days
• When results show: Shape at 6 weeks, final at 12 months
• How long they last: Permanent

Safety, risks and revision policy

Rhinoplasty is safe in experienced hands, but it is an operation of millimetres and not every result is perfect.

• Dissatisfaction with shape or minor asymmetry, with revision in roughly 5 to 15 percent
• Breathing difficulty from narrowed nasal valves
• Nosebleed in the first week
• Infection, which is uncommon
• Septal perforation
• Numbness of the tip and upper teeth for some months
• Visible irregularities of the bridge under thin skin

Every written proposal arranged through Clinic-Y states what the clinic covers if a correction is needed. Ask for it before you book, not after.

Cost of Rhinoplasty in Türkiye

Clinic-Y does not publish a single price for Rhinoplasty, because the honest figure depends on your case. What moves it:

• Open, closed, preservation or ultrasonic technique
• Whether septoplasty or turbinate surgery is added
• Primary or revision surgery
• Surgeon experience
• Hospital stay and aftercare package

Send your photographs or reports and you receive written, all-inclusive proposals from suitable teams, side by side. Reviewing your case is free.

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