The best age for rhinoplasty
Usually, attention to the face and attractiveness is generated after sexual maturity, and people stand in front of the mirror more often than before and pay attention to the shape of their face and face composition. In fact, for women at ages from 10 to 12 and men between the ages of 15 and 16, this attention to the face becomes serious.
General tip about the right age for rhinoplasty:
In general, this surgery can be performed until physical growth stops, and if it is performed at a younger age than the time of stopping the growth of the surgery, it will cause deformity and the result of the surgery will be bad.
At what age does nose growth stop? And can rhinoplasty surgery be performed?
Anatomically, compared to adults, adolescents have a higher cartilage-to-nasal bone ratio and a larger nasolabial angle as well as a less prominent dorsum and tip of the nose. During this time, the nose continues to develop until the ages of 12 to 16 in girls and 15 to 18 years in boys, so any acquired or congenital nasal abnormalities result in Abnormal noses need to be corrected by elective rhinoplasty surgeries, such as septoplasty, rhinoplasty, and rhinoplasty, to restore normal growth, function, and aesthetics of the nose.
In what cases is it possible to perform nose surgery at a young age?
In addition to closed septoplasty, open septoplasty or external septoplasty may be used for septoplasty in adolescents. Although external septoplasty, which is indicated for surgery of dermoid cysts, septal abscesses, cleft lip or severe septal deformities, has many advantages over closed septoplasty , including better access to the nasal septum for manipulation of nasal contents. There is a tendency for nose surgery using This method will be shortened after completing the craniofacial development as well as the ulnar scar.
Although, according to some studies, open septoplasty should be postponed after age 16, patients with severe septal deformity cause nasal obstruction and thus adversely affect the development of the Craniofacial surgery should be performed regardless of age, even at birth.
It is claimed that the rate of revision surgery is higher in teenagers than in adults. which has a higher male-to-female ratio because boys are more likely to participate in high-contact sports or street fights. And hence, septorhinoplasty may be safely performed if needed.
Is it necessary to perform treatment on the nose at younger ages?
As mentioned in the previous article, rhinoplasty is considered in general conditions, but in medicine this operation has two modes of treatment and beauty and has two types of rhinoplasty and septoplasty (nasal bone surgery). If there are structural and functional deformity in the nose the surgery can be done before the growth stoppage, for example, nasal deviation and nasal polyps and nasal can cause respiratory problems.
For more detailed consultation about The best age for rhinoplasty, you can contact plastic surgery specialists by sending a nose photo and requesting an online medical visit.
+98(910)5670338
