Rhinoplasty NY Consultation / Nose Surgery Answers

Information from board-certified New York Plastic Surgeon Dr. Howard Bellin

How to Find the Right Rhinoplasty Surgeon for You

Most doctors begin by handing the patient a mirror and requesting his or her view on what needs to be corrected. Many people are actually unaware of exactly what displeases them. Sometimes they want the impossible - a nose alteration that just cannot be done. But for the most part, any irregularity can be at least partially improved by surgery for the nose.

Of course, people are much more concerned with the "after" as opposed to the "before". They want to see how the rhinoplasty operation will change their appearance, and there is an excellent way to show them.

Before any cosmetic surgery procedure, medical photographs are taken to provide a record of the preoperative appearance. The picture is then printed on a special kind of paper that can be written on. Prior to the plastic surgery, the doctor can draw over the photo, aptly illustrating what the procedure will do by showing the new nose on the picture of the patient's own face.

Then, if it doesn't look just right, it can be erased and redrawn until it does. While this technique cannot guarantee a good result, it's the best way to ensure that both the surgeon and patient have the same idea. A similar effect can now be achieved--for communication purposes only--with computer imaging for rhinoplasty.

So if you are not absolutely certain that your doctor knows what you want, schedule another consultation before allowing the operation. If there is a lack of communication, you have only yourself to blame for an unattractive result.

• Rhinoplasty Introduction
• The Rhinoplasty Consultation
• Rhinoplasty Techniques
• Common Rhinoplasty Problems
• Recovery from Rhinoplasty