A beautiful nose plays an important role in defining your beauty but not everyone has it. To help you to understand the rib cartilage rhinoplasty procedure, please refer to the following article!
What Is Rib Cartilage Rhinoplasty?
Rib Cartilage Rhinoplasty is a cosmetic procedure that involves extracting the rib cartilage of the body. Using rib cartilage from the customer’s body to improve the shape of the nose and limit the body’s incompatibility with the rhinoplasty material, causing inflammation and unwanted complications.
Techniques used in rhinoplasty
The Rib Cartilage Rhinoplasty Procedure shall be carried out with the steps as follows:
- The rib cartilage is harvested through a small 1-1,5 cm incision under the breast to make sure the scar is not visible.
- After taking the rib cartilage, the doctor will reshape it based on the standard facial ratio.
- Then, the doctor will make a small incision in the nasal cavity to put the cartilage in, and align it to the right proportions with the face. Finally, the doctor will close the wound with cosmetic sutures.
Rhinoplasty cartilage material
Rhinoplasty cartilage material is 100% taken from the customer’s own body, lowering the risks of allergy or rejection response. Thereby bringing a natural beautiful nose tip, nose shape, and nose bridge.
The advantages of rib cartilage rhinoplasty
1. Highly compatible with the body
The rib cartilage rhinoplasty procedure involves using the autologous rib cartilage to ensure high compatibility with the body. The part of the vascular system and the bone tissue in the nasal area form a unified whole with this material.
Therefore, the nasal structure heals quickly, leaving no bad complications after surgery.
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2. Ensuring no nose redness or exposed nose bridge
The nose tip gets red, and the nose bridge drops or gets exposed due to the over-correction after the surgery, making the nose skin thin or because the rhinoplasty material is too rough. Thereby causing a rejection response.
Until now, the rib cartilage rhinoplasty procedure method is considered the best solution to improve the shape of the nose.
3. Natural nose shape, no surgical scars
Rib cartilage is known to be rigid. On the other hand, because it is a part of the body, it is can be natural and soft at the same time. Thanks to the process of connecting and wrapping with highly compatible material between blood vessels, it makes the nose shape even more solid.
Therefore, this rhinoplasty method can ensure a flawless nose shape and long-lasting durability.
Rib Cartilage Rhinoplasty Procedure
Step 1: The doctor discusses, examines, and chooses the most suitable nose shape for the facial contours.
Step 2: General health check
Step 3: Disinfection and anesthesia
Step 4: Extracting rib cartilage from the body
Step 5: Start the rhinoplasty
Step 6: Use additional materials (if needed)
Step 7: Fix the nose tip and finish the surgery.
Rib Cartilage Rhinoplasty Procedure in 7 steps
How Long Does It Take To Recover After Rib Cartilage Rhinoplasty?
- Painful swelling in the nose area
Is it painful after injecting anesthesia? During the surgery, there shall be absolutely no pain. When the anesthetic has worn off, there will be mild pain and symptoms such as swelling and redness of the tip and the bridge of the nose.
This is a common symptom and will subside gradually. Normally, after about 3 days, you will no longer feel pain, and the nose area is no longer swollen or red.
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- The nose area is healed and dry
After 7-10 days, it is time for you to have the stitches removed when the wound is healed and dried. In most cases, the healing time will depend a lot on the client’s biological features, so if it takes more than 10 days to recover, you do not need to be too worried.
- The nose is reshaped into the final form
After the surgery, it takes at least 3 weeks for the nose to get in form and fully recover. The final results take a month or more in most cases. Remember to take the scheduled follow-up visit after 30 days of surgery so that the doctor can check your condition.
Where should you get Rib Cartilage Rhinoplasty?
According to Doctor Phung Manh Cuong, even though rhinoplasty is simple, it must be done by experienced specialists for a safe and flawless result. At Gangwhoo Cosmetic Hospital, Dr. Phung Manh Cuong is one of the top doctors in rhinoplasty. He has experience in successfully performing over 3000 rhinoplasty cases. Making a small incision from 1cm – 1.5cm compared to other places, greatly aids in better wound healing as well as very small stitches.
FAQs about Rib Cartilage Rhinoplasty
A lot of customers asked about the rib cartilage rhinoplasty procedure and questions such as: Is the new nose permanent? Is it painful? etc. Those will be answered below.
1. Is the new nose permanent?
Gangwhoo Cosmetic Hospital would like to confirm that this method helps you have a beautiful and elegant nose for a lifetime. However, in order to have a harmonious and natural nose, many factors such as doctor’s skill, post-operative care, etc…are equally essential.
2. Does rib cartilage rhinoplasty shrink?
The answer is no. However, you need to find a reputable place, and an experienced doctor to perform the surgery.
3. How long does it take for a rib cartilage rhinoplasty to heal?
This question is also asked by many customers. Compared with many techniques these days, rib cartilage rhinoplasty requires more time at around 1 month to fully recover.
4, How long does it take for the nose to get in form?
In most cases, it takes around 3-6 months to recover. During this time, you need a proper post-operative care regimen. In particular, it only takes 1-2 months to get the best nose shape without leaving any cosmetic traces. Biological features should be considered nonetheless.
5. Is rib cartilage rhinoplasty painful?
During the rib cartilage rhinoplasty procedure, the doctor will administer anesthesia to the client. Therefore, during the surgery, you fell into a deep sleep, feeling absolutely no pain or discomfort.
6. How much does rib cartilage rhinoplasty cost?
Currently, the price of rhinoplasty is different depending on how complex the surgery is, what methods are used in the rhinoplasty procedure, etc. However, the fee for rhinoplasty ranges from 55-100 million VND.
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With all this information, we hope that customers will have a better understanding of the Rib Cartilage Rhinoplasty technique and the positive result it brings. If you have questions and need further details about this technique, please contact or come directly to Gangwhoo Cosmetic Hospital so that the doctors can give you the right advice.