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Why it's done

By Mayo Clinic staff

Rhinoplasty can:

  • Straighten the bridge of the nose
  • Reshape the tip of the nose
  • Reduce or add to the overall size of the nose
  • Change the angle between the nose and upper lip

Rhinoplasty can also repair defects following an injury, correct a birth defect or improve some breathing difficulties.

References
  1. Tardy ME Jr, et al. Rhinoplasty. In: Cummings CW, et al. Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Mosby; 2005. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/113181920-3/0/1263/414.html?tocnode=49542906&fromURL=414.html#4-u1.0-B0-323-01985-4..50048-4_1754. Accessed Dec. 9, 2008.
  2. Ramirez AL, et al. Rhinoplasty. In: Lalwani AK, et al. Current Diagnosis and Treatment in Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery. 2nd ed. New York, N.Y.: The McGraw-Hill Companies; 2008. http://accessmedicine.com/content.aspx?aid=2833146. Accessed Dec. 9, 2008.
  3. Becker DG, et al. Reducing complications in rhinoplasty. Otolaryngology Clinics of North America. 2006;39:475i.
  4. Nose surgery. American Society of Plastic Surgeons. http://www.plasticsurgery.org/patients_consumers/procedures/Rhinoplasty.cfm. Accessed Dec. 10, 2008.
  5. Anesthesia and you. American Society of Anesthesiologists. http://www.asahq.org/patientEducation/anesandyou.htm. Accessed Dec. 15, 2008.

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