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Rhinoplasty complications

The nose plays a functional role in nasal breathing, and also an aesthetic role as it represents the most prominent and central facial feature. If you have a badly shaped nose, or one that is too big, too wide or too small, you can improve it with rhinoplasty surgery. Rhinoplasty is the medical term for a nose job.

As with any cosmetic procedure, rhinoplasty is associated with a number of risks and complications. But significant complications rarely occur after rhinoplasty and the general health of the patient is not affected.

Approximately 10% of all patients undergoing rhinoplasty present with complications. The most common postsurgical complications include bleeding, infection, prolonged swelling, airway obstruction, tip ptosis, septal hematoma, septal perforation, redeviation of a twisted nose, dorsum irregularities, and poor aesthetic outcome. Many such deformities are minor and can be corrected with a small revision procedure after an appropriate healing time, usually a minimum of one year following primary rhinoplasty.