Nose Surgery in Liverpool (Rhinoplasty)
Redefine the shape of your face with nose surgery in Liverpool at the New Birkdale Clinic.
Find the best rhinoplasty surgeons for your treatment online today and start your facial transformation.
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Redefine the shape of your face with nose surgery in Liverpool at the New Birkdale Clinic.
Find the best rhinoplasty surgeons for your treatment online today and start your facial transformation.
If you want to know more about nose surgery in Liverpool, get in touch today.
If you want to reshape your face and enjoy a more symmetrical appearance, nose surgery in Liverpool may be the right choice for you.
At New Birkdale, our expert nose surgeons can help you reshape your nose in a way that gives you more confidence and happiness with your appearance.
Whether you are considering nose surgery in Liverpool due to breathing difficulties, injury or self-esteem, we can help you find the best choice to give you the look you desire.
Our surgeons are some of the best in the country and have been providing cosmetic surgery in Liverpool for decades.
They can help you find the confidence you need to enjoy life to the fullest.
Book a meeting online today with one of our surgeons and find out how New Birkdale Clinic can help you with nose surgery.
Rhinoplasty or nose surgery is a type of procedure that can change the shape and profile of your nose.
All our processes start with an initial consultation with our surgeon as he will assess the nasal structure, facial proportion and goals to be achieved.
A patient may want rhinoplasty because of various reasons:
Cosmetic or aesthetic reasons: In this case, the patient may not be very happy with the way their nose looks and want to enhance it. This could include, reducing the nasal tip, dorsal hump (bump on the bridge of nose), reduce the flatness, reduce or enlarge nostrils.
Functional or medical reasons: In this case, the patient wants rhinoplasty because of breathing or any other medical issues. Common medical reasons are, disfiguring from injury, nasal congestion, loud snoring due to small nostrils, improve weak cartilage, misaligned septum (one air passage bigger than other).
Once all the cosmetic/medical goals are discussed, the surgeon will understand if rhinoplasty is the best procedure and if yes, brief you about the whole procedure and aftercare.
If you smoke, our surgeon may advise you to stop doing it from few weeks before the surgery as smoking thins the blood and may result in excess bleeding during the surgery.
You may also need to consult your ENT doctor to know if there are any medical concerns that you need to consider before undergoing the surgery.
The surgery will be performed under local or general anaesthesia followed by making incisions based on the concerned nasal areas.
The surgery may also involve removing bone or cartilage to reduce the size of the nose. If the concern is to increase the size, the surgeon uses the grafts (from patient’s own cartilage) to build up the area.
Once the surgery is completed, the doctor will close the incisions and the nose will be supported with a splint.
The nostrils may be stuffed with soft packaging to control any bleeding.
The surgeon will make cuts inside your nostrils to reshape the bridge and tip of your nose.
Some bone and cartilage may also be removed to reduce its size.
Your remaining skin will then shrink over your new nose.
This procedure is also known as a ‘closed rhinoplasty’, meaning scars will not be visible.
The surgeon may cut along the skin between your nostrils, (the columella) allowing them to modify the cartilage and bone underneath and take out excess skin from the tip.
This ‘open rhinoplasty’ can however leave small scars.
The surgeon will make a cut in the mucosa and remove it from the cartilage and bone.
The cartilage and bone that is bent is taken out, and the rest is straightened out, fixing your internal septum and your nose’s appearance.
A patient must be completely clear on exactly what it is that concerns them about their nose (the initial consultation can be very helpful in defining this).
The patient must inform the surgeon clearly of these concerns. Good Rhinoplasty surgeons are as much artists as they are expert technical surgeons.
It is important to take good amount of rest after the surgery. Keep your head elevated on 2-3 pillows as this can help relieve swelling.
Using a cold compress can help reduce swelling. use it around eyes and cheeks and not directly on the nose.
Take prescribed medicines and painkillers to get temporary relief from the pain.
Avoid medicines like aspirin and ibuprofen as they thin the blood and may result in nasal bleeding.
Avoid blowing the nose hard as this can cause bleeding or cause more pain. If you sneeze, try to open your mouth wide open so the pressure reduces around the nose area.
Eat food that don’t need a lot of chewing. Increase movement in facial muscles may elevate the pain.
Use gentle facewash and moisturizer. Discuss your skincare with doctor to know which products can cause allergic reactions. Avoid actives in skincare like, AHAs, BHAs, retinol.
Smoking and alcohol may slow down the healing process and increase the risk of bleeding.
Most nose surgeries don’t have long term side effects. Here are some temporary side effects:
It is normal to have swelling or redness on and around nose, cheeks and eyes. This can pean for the first 48 hours and gradually fade away. It should be completely gone in 1-2 weeks.
You may also feel some nasal congestion due to swelling and splints (if used). The stuffy nose feeling should subside in 1-2 weeks after the surgery.
It is common to experience numbness and altered sensations cause due to nerve disturbance during the surgery.
As it’s a nose surgery, it’s common to notice some bloody mucus while spitting.
Avoid blowing the nose too hard as it may cause pain or excess bleeding.
It is possible to get small scars on the columella in open rhinoplasty.
If any of the above conditions don’t seem to fade away in a week or so, it’s better to consult our doctors for a follow up meeting. New Birkdale has a 24*7 response line available for our patients.
Mr Federico De Gado is a Consultant Plastic Surgeon at New Birkdale Clinic with extensive experience in facial aesthetic procedures, particularly nose surgery (rhinoplasty). Since joining the clinic in 2011, he has performed over 600 surgical cosmetic procedures, with rhinoplasty being one of his key specialisms.
His advanced training includes a prestigious fellowship in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Queen Victoria Hospital and a PhD in Breast Pathology and Surgery. Mr De Gado has been on the GMC’s specialist register for Plastic Surgery since 2006, and is known for delivering natural-looking results with precision and care.
