Nose Surgery

A regular topic of the facial plastic surgery specialist

With the increasing boom of plastic surgery and the aesthetic procedures directly shown on television, patients must be informed about the surgery. You should have seen shows such as “Extreme Makeover” or its Colombian version, “Cambio Extremo”. You may have noticed that nose surgery dramatically changes facial appearance. This is true. By modifying the size or the shape of the nose the surgeon performs several variations in conjunction with a serious visual study. As a result, nose surgery improves the way a person looks. However, it is imperative for you to know that nose surgery is a major procedure, the most demanding and complex of all facial plastic surgeries.
There are many reasons why people elect to undergo facial plastic surgery.



Some of these reasons include cosmetic reasons, while others have to do with the person who wants to correct a facial deformity. Also people who cannot breath well or just because they want to improve their image. As the procedure varies from patient to patient, nose surgery requires precision, planning and experience. Nose surgery requires a different skill set due to the fact that patient does not only expect to improve his physical appearance but also in some cases to recover the normal functioning of his respiratory system.
Beauty should be a synonym of welfare; therefore what facial plastic surgery pursues is to improve the external appearance of the nose, along with maintaining, or improving the respiratory function.



There are not few cases of patients affected by an erroneous intervention. Patients rely in uncertified physicians, estheticists, or nurses who offer low prices to perform facial plastic surgery. However, most part of these interventions has to be corrected by a real facial plastic surgeon, at a very high price. Any surgical procedure has possible risks and complications. Therefore, every facial plastic surgeon in Colombia must be certified by the Sociedad Colombiana de Cirugía Plástica Facial y Rinología, society which allows its members to exercise their professional activities.



Advances in nose surgery

* Colombia has become an important center concerning plastic surgery and facial plastic surgery. As a result of the globalization and Internet, patients may have access to Colombian surgeons from cities like Bogota, Cali, and Medellin, among others. Foreign patients attend these sites wanting to experiment plastic surgery. This phenomenon is the result of a high quality of professionals and of the competitive prices of the procedures. Along with the continuous practice in the field, new techniques have been developed to improve the practice.

* Since 2004, The Sociedad Colombiana de Cirugía Plástica Facial y Rinología, the Colombian Association for Facial Plastic Surgery and Rinology has been conducting a campaign to appropriately rule the plastic surgery practicing. As a consequence, the Law 074 was presented to the Senate, which did not receive a positive voting in the Seventh Committee, considering that it was not convenient to continue on the matter until the Law on Human Health Proficiency was not approved. According to the Judgment No.404, 2005 House Law Project, 024, 2004 Senate and its cumulative 76 and 77 Senate, dispositions were given concerning Law on Human Health Proficiency and as can be read in the February 8, 2007 Gaceta del Congreso No. 47, it was granted, among other dispositions, the corresponding to Requirements for the practice of professions and occupations in the field of health, in order to rule the practice of the Human Health Proficiency. In this way, the medical practice is regulated. This government determination is very important, due to the fact that it authorizes the medical practice only to the certified personnel by the inscription in the Registro Unico Nacional (Single National Register). This involves the requirements that should legally asset a professional in the health area to practice his profession, according to the 18Article of this law. By this regulation, the uncertified estheticists and nurses are forbidden to practice surgical procedures, so the consequences of this malpractice are diminished.

* Most patients who undergo nose surgery want to improve their general image and to preserve their natural features. For example, Afro-American people wish to reduce their nose size without looking a European nose. In dark skinned patients there can be problems with the scarring, although not necessarily in all the cases. To eliminate these risks, the facial surgeon studies techniques to place incisions in no visible places if possible. The use of post-surgical medications and medical recommendations may help optimize the results.

* As your facial plastic surgeon is also an otolaryngologist may improve the perspective of the results. As an otolaryngologist, a facial plastic surgeon may proceed both as a facial plastic surgeon and as an ear, nose, and throat specialist.

* Patients must understand that there is not a “master” technique concerning facial plastic surgery. However, the surgeon develops an individual plan and analysis of the patient´s condition and decides the kind of procedures to perform to secure the best possible results. Your surgeon may recommend the application of some non-surgical cosmetic procedures such as Botox or dermal fillers.

* Currently, surgeons aim to maintain their patients´ natural facial characteristics and features so ensuring a natural post-operative appearance. Natural expression of the face must be preserved.

* Facial plastic surgery is focused on preserving every person´s natural expression. Nowadays, there are no specific models. The main idea is to balance the face structure as a whole. Harmony is a synonym of beauty.

If you have thought about undergoing nose surgery, you may visit the www.cirugiafacial.com site, where you will find all the information concerning facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, along with frequently asked questions, recommendations, and the way to contact Dr. Jorge Alberto Espinosa Reyes. Dr. Jorge Alberto Espinosa Reyes is the President of the Sociedad Colombiana de Cirugía Plástica Facial y Rinología, the Colombian Association for Facial Plastic Surgery.