The quest for physical perfection and beauty still continues today, and many people are turning to plastic surgery to change the way their faces look. The most common procedure that people undergo is rhinoplasty, more commonly known as a nose job. This involves the surgery of the nasal area in order to fix the structure and shape of the nose. Physical imperfections such as bumps, humps, wide and flaring nostrils, too much fatty tissue around the nose and wide nose bridges can now be erased with the rhinoplasty procedure.

There are two main kinds of rhinoplasty procedures that plastic surgeons perform on their patients seeking to enhance or improve the appearance of their noses. The first kind is the closed rhinoplasty, which is basically a nasal surgery that is done making incisions inside the nose. Meanwhile, another kind of procedure is called open rhinoplasty. Here, the incisions are made by the plastic surgeon outside the nose or along the columella. The columella is the separating tissue that divides the nostrils into two compartments.

Depending on the specific needs of the patient and the technique that the plastic surgeon is most comfortable with, an open or closed rhinoplasty will be recommended and performed on the patient. In either case, the administration of anesthesia is mandatory, because the incisions that will be made on the nose will cause pain on the part of the patient. Most of the time, a closed rhinoplasty is preferred by both the patient and the plastic surgeon, because of the nature of the procedure, where the incisions made inside the nose will make the patient less likely to scar and heal faster.

However, despite the obvious advantages that the closed rhinoplasty procedure presents, most surgeons still recommend that the patient undergo a Miami open rhinoplasty because it will make it possible for the surgeon to more freely work on the nasal cartilages and bones. When an open rhinoplasty is performed, the plastic surgeon can reshape the patient’s nose more accurately and a more drastic effect can be noticed.

An open rhinoplasty is especially recommended when the patient requires major overhauling in the nasal area. The downside to this technique is that there will be scarring on the outside of the nose. But the scarring is very minimal and it is rarely obvious, especially to the untrained eye, since the incision is made on the underside of the nasal area.
Whether the patient undergoes an open or closed rhinoplasty, the administration of anesthesia by a certified anesthesiologist is still required in both cases. The patient must communicate clearly to the doctor the medicines that he or she has been taking in the past few months. As well as any allergies that he or she has, as this may prove fatal to the patient when administered with anesthesia, before the procedure even begins.

The healing time for both rhinoplasty techniques is relatively the same. A closed rhinoplasty will still require a considerable amount of healing time, despite the fact that the cut was made underneath the nose. In fact, it is said that an open rhinoplasty patient will heal faster because the skin on top of the nose is more likely to close more quickly than the one underneath the nose, as in a closed rhinoplasty.