Nasal Reconstruction Procedure
During nasal reconstruction surgery, patients will be made comfortable with the use of local anesthesia and sedation or general anesthesia while Dr. White repositions the nasal bones and makes necessary corrections. Following surgery, a cast is worn on the nose for 7-10 days for stabilization and protection. In more complex nasal reconstruction cases, the patient may be required to have the surgery performed in a hospital. Many of the same techniques used for rhinoplasty surgery are also used for nasal reconstruction surgery. In addition, nasal reconstruction surgery can correct unsatisfactory outcomes from a previous rhinoplasty.
While the typical duration of nasal reconstruction surgery will vary from patient to patient, simple cases take about 45 minutes to perform and more complex cases can take 3 hours or more. For simpler cases, a closed rhinoplasty technique will be used and all incisions will typically be made inside the nose. More complex cases will require an open rhinoplasty technique in which incisions are created inside the nose and beneath the nose between the nostrils. All scars should be inconspicuous after surgery, with closed rhinoplasty incisions mostly hidden inside the nose and the open rhinoplasty incision concealed on the underside of the nose, which should eventually fade into a thin line.
