Nose Revision
Nose revision surgery is a nose operation performed to correct or revise an unsatisfactory outcome from a previous nose surgery. An unsatisfactory outcome occurs from 5% to 20% of nose surgeries. Secondary nose surgery is a procedure often said to be extremely complicated.
Consmetic Revision
Patients often seek secondary nose surgery to correct a cosmetic deformity of the nose. A patient may be unsatisfied with all or part of a previous nose reshaping.
Functional Revision
The original cosmetic surgery disrupted a normal physiologic mechanism involving the inspiration or expiration of air, making it difficult to breathe.
Implant Shift
Nose implants can either shift in position or in shape long after the implant was placed inside the nose. If the change in shape or position of the implant is significant enough
Nose Revision Surgery
There are two main reasons for performing secondary nose surgery. Patients often seek secondary nose surgery to correct a cosmetic deformity of the nose. A patient may be unsatisfied with all or part of a previous nose reshaping. The reduction of the nasal fracture may be not enough, or too much. Another reason for revision is functional. The original nasal surgery to help with difficulties in breathing and the outcome may have been unsatisfactory. Alternatively, the original cosmetic surgery disrupted a normal physiologic mechanism involving the inspiration or expiration of air, making it difficult to breathe. Secondary nose surgery is a procedure often said to be extremely complicated.