The nose is a very complex, focal feature to facial harmony. Dr. Few will guide you through careful evaluation of key facial features, with a goal for a natural image and presentation. As a leading rhinoplasty surgeon in Chicago, Dr. Few will realize your desire to enhance nature.
While heredity and ethnicity typically determine the shape of your nose, the appearance may have been altered in an injury or during prior surgery. Dr. Few's Chicago nose surgery improves the appearance and proportion of the nose, enhancing facial harmony and self-confidence. It may also correct impaired breathing caused by structural abnormalities in the nose.
Rhinoplasty, or a nose job, is a surgical procedure that reshapes the nose, for both aesthetic and/or functional reasons.
Using his “blended” approach to the face, Dr. Few may be able to strategically use both surgical and nonsurgical methods to achieve the size and shape nose you want. While his Chicago nose job can reduce nostril size, for example, a synthetic filler can reshape the profile or nasal tip. Surgery offers a permanent solution, while fillers require touchup periodically. Fillers can also be used to show you what a permanent, surgical solution can achieve.
Up until recently, plastic surgeons tended towards creating generic, Westernized features that ignored the beautiful idiosyncrasies that define each ethnicity. Today, doctors offer rhinoplasty to patients from all different backgrounds, choosing to customize treatment to the client rather than the other way around.
Dr. Few has performed rhinoplasty procedures for African-American, Latino and Hispanic, Middle Eastern and Arabic, as well as Asian clients, and is well-versed in non-Caucasian anatomy. He is able to create stunning yet natural results that honor and preserve cultural heritage while minimizing the nasal imperfections that distract the gaze from the eyes and the smile. This is among the many reasons Dr. Few is honored with a reputation for delivering some of the best rhinoplasty Chicago has to offer.
Regarded as amongst the most challenging types of surgery, revision rhinoplasty requires the utmost artistry and delicacy, as one is dealing with a structure that may be rife with scar tissue. Additionally, patients that have already undergone one rhinoplasty but are unhappy with their results may suffer from anxiety and find it nerve-wracking to attempt surgery a second time.
Dr. Few brings experience, intrepid skill and compassion to the revision rhinoplasty procedure. He can successfully revise nose jobs that either went too far, or didn’t go far enough, in accomplishing the patient’s goals. If you’re seeking among the best nose jobs in Chicago, you’ve come to the right place at TFI.
Dr. Few will use either IV sedation or general anesthesia so that you remain comfortable during your nose job surgery.
Surgery of the nose can be performed either using a closed procedure, where incisions are hidden inside the nose, or an open procedure, where an incision is made in the strip of tissue that separates the nostrils (columella), allowing Dr. Few to raise the soft tissues and access the structure of the nose.
To augment nasal structure, Dr. Few may need to use cartilage grafted from other parts of the body. Most often, he is able to use cartilage from the middle of the nose (septum), thought sometimes cartilage from the ear or rib may be required.
Once Dr. Few has sculpted the underlying structure of the nose to your desired shape, nasal skin and tissue is redraped and incisions are closed. Additional incisions may be placed in the natural creases of the nostrils to alter their size.
Following your Chicago rhinoplasty, splints will support your nose for about a week while it begins to heal. While initial swelling subsides within a few weeks, it may take up to a year or more to see your final results. The healing process also depends on the type of procedure or combination of procedures you have and your individual ability to heal. Dr. Few is happy to answer any questions you have about your results.
The timeline for recovery after a nose job typically proceeds as follows:
You will be specific care instructions to follow during your recovery period which may include such advice as:
“Rhino” is Latin for nose and “plasty” means to shape or form. Rhinoplasty changes the shape of the nose to better conform to the face, correct a breathing problem, or to create a more attractive, nose shape or size.
Bring in photos. Your doctor will discuss options centered around what you envision, and what can be achieved.
When the splint is removed after a week you’ll probably notice a significant improvement in how you look; however, it may take up to a year for all minor swelling to clear.
In most cases, the surgery will take under two hours and you will be able to go home the same day, after the anesthesia has worn off. You will need to a friend or family member drive you.
You will wear a nasal splint for about a week. Swelling and bruising around the eyes usually clears in two weeks. You can return to strenuous activity in about a month. If there are stitches, they will be removed in about one week.
Not when nose reshaping is the recommended procedure. While some minor nose flaws can be improved with a non-surgical rhinoplasty, only a personal consultation will reveal what will work for you.
Because of swelling, nasal breathing is difficult for about a month. Most swelling is gone two months after surgery, but all traces of the surgery require up to a year.
Maintain a healthy lifestyle as long before the surgery as possible. Don’t smoke for at least a month before and a month after. You must avoid blood-thinning medications that could lead to bleeding complications.
The critical factor is that nose growth has stopped. For females, that is around 14 years old and slightly later for boys.
The inner and outer structure are corrected. Depending upon what is needed, it may require removing or reshaping cartilage and bone structure or adding structure to build up a flat nose bridge.
Typically, patients say they feel more self-confidence and feel much better about their appearance. In most cases their breathing is improved.
In a closed rhinoplasty, all incisions are made inside the nose. In an open procedure, the doctor cuts under the nose at the thin strip of tissue that separates the nostrils.
If your nose surgery is for cosmetic reasons, no. If the rhinoplasty is necessary as a result of trauma, disease or other health reasons, your support team at the Few Institute can find out if your insurance will cover some or all of the costs.
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