RHINOPLASTY

Rhinoplasty is the plastic surgery of the nose done to correct the external deformity of the nose. External deformities of the nose can be depressed nose ( a nose which needs to be elevated and augmented), deviated or crooked nose ( a nose which is not straight but deviated to a side), a hump on the dorsum of the nose,wide or asymmetrical openings of the nasal cavities and deformities of the tip of the nose. In the deformities of the tip of the nose, there can be wide tip, rounded tip or a parrot beak deformity. Mainly these cause a cosmetic deformities and less of functional abnormalities but if this is accompanied by deviation of the nasal septum which is a partition between the nasal cavities, this can cause difficulty in nasal breathing causing nasal obstruction.