What is closed rhinoplasty and how does it differ from conventional rhinoplasty?

The vast majority of patients who come to Dr. Birbe Foraster’s office want to improve the appearance of their nose, because they have a prominent, narrow, crooked nose or with breathing problems, etc.

Rhinoplasty is one of the most demanded interventions and allows correcting functional problems of the nose for breathing or improving its aesthetics.

Advantages of closed rhinoplasty

Closed rhinoplasty, also known as preservation rhinoplasty, is a minimally invasive procedure that respects the fundamental anatomical structures and is also associated with less postoperative swelling and, therefore, faster recovery and visibility of the results.

Therefore, its main advantages are:

  • Minimally invasive approach.
  • Less postoperative inflammation.
  • Faster recovery and visible results.

In addition to closed or preservation rhinoplasty, there are also less invasive techniques such as rhinoplasty without surgery. It is a technique that requires neither surgery nor anesthesia, so it is more economical than the previous option.

This procedure is usually resorted to in specific cases, when certain imperfections of the dorsum of the nose or the tip of the nose need an increase in volume.

What type of rhinoplasty to choose?

In the BIRBE Clinic they perform a thorough study of each patient and advise to perform a computer simulation to see what changes can be achieved with rhinoplasty. Once the changes to be made have been defined, it is a matter of choosing the technique that allows the best results to be obtained.

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There is no need to fear the operation, since the surgery is always performed in the operating room under general anesthesia or local anesthesia plus sedation. It usually lasts between 1 and 2 hours and the procedure is usually similar: an incision to separate the skin from the bone and cartilage, remodeling through a small incision inside the nostrils a few millimeters from the edge of the nostrils.

What happens after the operation?

The postoperative period is practically non-existent. In the case of a corrective rhinoplasty, the postoperative period consists of wearing a plastic splint and a tamponade for approximately 4 days and the patient usually experiences some swelling that disappears as the days go by.

The time it takes to return to normal life is a week so rhinoplasty is becoming a simpler treatment with spectacular results.