Rhinoplasty won’t necessarily change your looks to match your ideal or cause other people to treat you differently. Before deciding to have rhinoplasty surgery, one must carefully consider realistic expectations and thoroughly discuss them with their board-certified plastic surgeon.
The best rhinoplasty candidates in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma are those who are looking for improvement, not perfection, in their appearance. Age may be a consideration. Many Oklahoma surgeons prefer to wait to perform rhinoplasty surgery until the patient has completed his or her growth spurt (14-15 for girls and a bit later for boys). Social and emotional adjustment and good parental involvement is critical in this important decision.
Rhinoplasty patients in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma must be physically healthy and be non-smokers. For those needing to correct a bad, obstructed airway, careful evaluation of the nasal structure must first take place. The process to correct a deviated septum, one of the common causes of breathing impairment and often the result of a bad injury, is achieved by adjusting the nasal structure to produce better alignment.
Rhinoplasty surgery can change or correct:
- Nose size in relation to other facial structures
- Nose width at the bridge
- Nose profile with visible humps or depressions on the bridge
- Nasal tip that is large or bulbous, drooping or too upturned
- Nostrils that are large, wide or upturned
- Nasal asymmetry and deviation
Oklahoma patients can consult with Oklahoma City plastic surgeon Tim R. Love, M.D. who is board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. In practice since 1991, Dr. Love has performed countless rhinoplasty surgeries on patients desiring to enhance their appearance or to improve bad airflow.
For more information on how to correct bad rhinoplasty or rhinoplasty procedures, contact Dr. Tim Love's office today.