Dr. Phillip Garcia is a double board-certified facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon and the leader of Garcia Facial Plastic Surgery. He is proud to provide the rhinoplasty procedure to residents of Palm Coast, Florida. A rhinoplasty can help enhance the balance between your facial features. A rhinoplasty can be performed for purely cosmetic reasons, such as eliminating an unsightly bump on the nose or for functional reasons, as in correcting a deviated septum.
What Is Rhinoplasty?
Rhinoplasty, commonly referred to as a “nose job”, is one of the most commonly performed plastic surgeries. The procedure can be performed to increase or decrease nose size, alter the tip or bridge of the nose, remove a bump, improve the angle between the nose and upper lip, or increase or decrease nostril width. These changes normally improve the balance between facial features.
A cosmetic rhinoplasty involves altering the shape of the nose. Enhancing breathing through the nose is a type of functional rhinoplasty.
Garcia Facial Plastic Surgery addresses both functional and cosmetic issues with the nose at the same time.
Rhinoplasty Candidates
Cosmetic rhinoplasties are performed to alter the shape of the nose in order to improve its appearance. This could mean changing the shape of the nose, altering the shape or size of the nostrils, making the tip of the nose smaller, or removing a hump.
Every rhinoplasty is different because of the unique shape of each individual’s nose, as well as each individual’s own goals and expectations. Teenagers who wish to undergo a rhinoplasty should wait until they reach full maturity before having the procedure performed. This is normally around the age of 17 for girls and 18 for boys.
Repairing damage due to nasal trauma may involve correcting nose abnormalities created by birth defects or trauma to the nose. Cosmetic rhinoplasty procedures can involve the same techniques used in functional rhinoplasty procedures to correct septal and nasal injuries.
A rhinoplasty is sometimes performed to enhance breathing. It can be as simple as straightening the septum, which is the cartilage wall found inside the nose. Or it may involve building up support for the nose in order to enhance airflow.
Health insurance providers normally cover a functional rhinoplasty procedure.
