What to do if you aren’t happy with your surgical nose job result

By Dr. Aaron Stanes

Side-by-side profile comparison of a persons face before and after a cosmetic procedure. The left image shows the original profile, and the right image shows a refined nose shape with a smoother contour.
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Did you go through the ordeal of surgery to achieve the nose of your dreams, only to be left disappointed with the result? Was your result ok, but you wish it was just that little bit better? Previously you only had 2 options; go through another round of rhinoplasty surgery or learn to live with it. Regret after rhinoplasty is more common than you may think, and if you feel like you may have made a mistake, you are not alone. But, there is now a solution that can instantly improve the result of your rhinoplasty surgery immediately, with no cutting, scalpels or stitches and with no downtime. Read on if you’re regretting your nose job and want to know what to do.

Is it normal to regret rhinoplasty?

Believe it or not, it’s not uncommon to not be fully satisfied after a nose job After such a big investment, being dissatisfied with the result from your surgical rhinoplasty can be devastating. Some surgeons are now recommending that you undergo counselling before having a nose job to mentally prepare you for the result.

Either way, what’s done is done, but if you are regretting your decision to have surgery to reshape your nose, there are a few options that you can consider.

Give it more time to heal

The first thing is to be patient. While things may not look great initially, over time your nose will change. This is because the nasal bone needs to heal, and the swelling needs to to subside. Some surgeons recommend waiting 12-18 months before assessing the final result. If you’re still in the early days, then it can pay to be patient.

Talk to your surgeon about revision rhinoplasty

Has your nose fully healed from surgery, but still doesn’t look how you’d imagined? An appointment with your nose surgeon to discuss a revision is worth considering. While a revision rhinoplasty means another round of surgery and all that goes with it (cost, pain, recovery etc.) sometimes it is necessary. Perhaps only something very minor needs adjusting. However, it is completely understandable if revision rhinoplasty makes you feel anxious, especially given you weren’t thrilled the first time around.

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Improve your rhinoplasty with non-surgical options at Cosmetic Connection

Most people have heard of non-surgical cosmetic treatments, an increasingly common application of which is to reshape your nose. But did you know that non-surgical methods can be used to improve the result from your surgical rhinoplasty? It works by filling in indentations and hollow areas and can be a solution to improve the result from your rhinoplasty. Non-surgical methods to refine your nose job result takes 10-20 minutes, has short recovery times, and has a much lower cost compared to revision surgery. While it isn’t permanent, it can typically give a result that only needs maintaining every 12-24 months, and sometimes even less.

Non-surgical methods can be used after nose job surgery to:

  • Fill in indentations
  • Add nose tip projection
  • Correct an overly resected ‘scoop’ or ‘ski-slope’ nose
  • Increase the size of a nose made too small

Importantly, correcting the result of your nose job non-surgically is a technical treatment that should only be performed by cosmetic doctors with the appropriate qualifications and extensive experience in reshaping the nose.

Before and after non-surgical methods to improve the result of a surgical rhinoplasty.

Before and after non-surgical methods to improve the result of a surgical rhinoplasty.

Before and after non-surgical methods to improve the result of a surgical rhinoplasty.

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