Nose Implant
The Facts on Getting a Nose Implant
A nose implant is most well known by the phrase “nose job”, and many women have gotten them over the years to tame their snouts. However, getting a nose implant is not as easy as it sounds. Rhinoplasty, the medical term for a nose implant, is quite a process and there are details that everyone should know before wanting to get one done.
Most nose implants are done for those who want it done for cosmetic reasons, but the problem with this is when a patient does not understand the side effects or the pre-requisites for having the procedure done. The nose implant surgery is essentially a prosthetic surgery. Most prosthetic devices are made from some form of silicone which has been flagged as a dangerous option by many doctors. The silicone was not designed to be a part of the human body and therefore has caused issues even with breast implants. It is important that you talk to the plastic surgeon about other options when it comes to the possibility of getting what is necessary from other parts of the body such as soft tissue and cartilage to make up for what is needed.
Another thing to be cautious of with a nose implant is the risk that anyone will run into of the nose shifting or moving around. Because of where your nose is, it actually makes it difficult to keep it in the same place. Consider that your face stays quite busy! You talk, you eat, and you cough and sneeze so this makes it very easy for something in that area to shift. Repositioning the nose really isn’t all that much fun, so this is something that you want to talk to your surgeon about before you sign any papers or make a commitment to this procedure.
There are some things to be cautious of when getting a nose implant. Those who have an autoimmune disease of any kind really should reconsider getting a nose implant done. The amount of bleeding will affect this type of patient, and those who typically have an autoimmune disease will usually have a longer recovery period. Even though the autoimmune patient is in a recovery period at this time before going back to work, the patient may also get a cold or develop a cough which in this case can affect the level of pain the patient experiences. When coughing or sneezing as mentioned previously this can make the nose shift and go slightly out of place or cause further respiratory issues. The autoimmune patient may also experience a difference in their level of pain tolerance too. When an autoimmune patient is experiencing illness, the endorphins which control pain levels go down and leave the patient with more pain and discomfort than usual.
Many plastic surgeons are now opting for other ways to do the surgery with more natural materials versus using silicone and other manmade materials. Plastic surgeons in Asia are more likely to use deposits from other parts of the body before using synthetic products, because they have a more natural approach to medicine. There are other synthetic materials that surgeon’s use that patients are either having negative reactions to, or are experiencing low stability with.
Some of the newer materials that these surgeons are using in the Unites States are Gortex which is what makers of hiking boots put in them to make them waterproof, and now they are using it to do nose implants. Another popular material is the porous high-density polyethylene, which is also marketed under the name Medpor. This material can be molded using hot water, and most surgeons like using this because it naturally highlights on an MRI. That way if there is any issue with the implant, an inspection of the implant can be done, and then the surgeon can easily identify the problem.