Nose redness after rhinoplasty

The nose is a very important organ among the five senses of the human body, and the height of the nose also determines the three-dimensional effect of a person's facial features. If the nose is too flat, it will seriously affect the appearance of a person's other facial features. So some people will choose to remove the rhinoplasty to make their nose look better, but because the technical levels of many doctors in rhinoplasty hospitals are also uneven, some people's noses become red after rhinoplasty. What should they do?

Nowadays, more and more people are undergoing rhinoplasty surgery, and the technical levels of rhinoplasty are also uneven, resulting in some patients not only failing to improve their appearance after rhinoplasty, but also having some problems, such as redness of the nose tip. In fact, redness of the nose after rhinoplasty is a normal phenomenon during the recovery process.

1. Causes of red nose bridge

According to current statistics, about 90% of nose tip redness occurs during silicone rhinoplasty.

Does all silicone rhinoplasty procedures result in red nose tip? And what causes the nose tip to become red after rhinoplasty? In fact, the change in skin color after rhinoplasty is mainly caused by the degree of skin irritation and the following factors.

1. It is related to the thickness and sculpture shape of the prosthesis

The thicker the rhinoplasty prosthesis is, the greater the skin tension will be after implantation, and the more obvious the irritation to the skin on the nasal dorsum will be. Especially for those with thin skin on the nasal dorsum, a prosthesis with a soft texture should be selected, and it should not be carved too thick. When carving the prosthesis, if the nasal bridge is carved too steeply, it will cause excessive local pressure, affect tissue blood circulation, and cause local redness.

2. Related to the material of the prosthesis

The hard material of the prosthesis and the occurrence of rejection are one of the reasons for the change in the color of the nasal dorsum skin after prosthetic rhinoplasty. The domestically produced silicone used in the early days contained many impurities and was very hard, which caused great irritation to tissues. The high-quality medical silicone used in recent years is much less irritating to tissues.

However, once the nose tip is raised excessively, it can also easily cause excessive tension in the skin at the nose tip, affecting local blood circulation, leading to redness, pointed nose tip, thinning skin, and other unnatural phenomena, which doctors call "bird-beak" changes.

3. Related to the peeled cavity

Inadequate cavity dissection or too shallow a layer can cause redness after rhinoplasty. If the peeled cavity is smaller than the space required for the carved prosthesis, it is easy to cause excessive skin tension after implantation, affecting blood circulation, resulting in white or shiny skin. If the peeling layer is too shallow, it is easy for the implanted prosthesis to irritate the tissue and change the color of the nasal dorsum skin.

2. How to avoid red nose tip?

1. When choosing materials, first choice should be expanded polytetrafluoroethylene and autologous cartilage, which are soft and not easily rejected, to eliminate the impact of material defects on rhinoplasty.

2. When separating the nasal tip cavity, do not separate it too shallowly.

3. Fix the prosthesis to prevent it from slipping.

In fact, rhinoplasty is technically difficult, and the nasal tissue is relatively delicate, so complications such as redness and shiny nose tip are not uncommon. However, plastic surgery technology is changing with each passing day, and even if such complications occur, they can be corrected through rhinoplasty repair surgery.

However, it should be noted that no matter what project you do, you must choose a formal institution. This is the premise and the key. The repair time depends on the extent of tissue damage. If the tissue damage is minor, it can be repaired immediately after removal. If the tissue damage is severe, it will take 3-6 months before repair.