Rhinoplasty

Is alar base reduction painful? How much it hurts during and after surgery, whether you need a general anaesthetic, how many days the pain lasts, how long the wound takes to heal, recovery time, downsides, whether it changes your face, cost and how to choose a clinic.

What can you eat after rhinoplasty? Foods to eat (protein, vitamin C, zinc) and foods to avoid (seafood, pickled and fermented foods, spicy food, alcohol, durian), with a timeline for 7 days, 14 days and 1 month.

A flat nose bridge is a nose with no bridge or a low bridge, mainly caused by genetics. Learn about non-surgical options (makeup, filler injections, thread lift, botulinum toxin) and surgery, compared with facial proportions.

How long for your nose to settle after rhinoplasty? Usually 3 to 12 months, as tissue forms around the silicone implant and holds it firmly. Learn the 5 signs it has settled, aftercare that supports it, and uneven settling on one side.

Pus in an alar base reduction wound is a sign of a bacterial infection in the surgical wound. It usually appears in the first 3 to 7 days after alar base reduction and shows as a red, swollen, hot wound with increasing pain…

You can eat tilapia after rhinoplasty. Tilapia is a freshwater fish, not a sea fish from the group of foods to avoid after rhinoplasty. Tilapia is also an easy-to-digest protein that supports wound healing.

Is rhinoplasty painful? You may get some pain, but it is usually not unbearable. The anaesthetic numbs the area during surgery, so you usually do not feel pain. For the first 1 to 3 days after surgery, pain is usually moderate, similar to toothache, and eases with painkillers.

Silicone nose implant extrusion is when a silicone implant placed during rhinoplasty pushes out through the skin of the nostril, nasal tip or nasal base. It is a complication that needs prompt treatment.

Medical-grade silicone nose implants do not have a set expiry date and can stay in place long term if there are no complications. The belief that they must be replaced every 10 years is a misunderstanding.

Nose settling is the process in which your body forms tissue around the silicone implant after rhinoplasty. The tissue tightens around the implant, so the nose looks more defined and settles into shape.