Rhinoplasty St. Louis - Nose Reshaping Missouri

Are you unhappy with the appearance of your nose? Do you have difficulty breathing through your nose? Have you had a prior injury to your nose which has left you with a deformity or difficulty breathing? If so, you may be a candidate for nose reshaping/rhinoplasty.

The nose can be manipulated to achieve the desired effect through either approach. Generally, the surgeries involve removing humps from noses, shortening the length of the nose, narrowing the nose, refining the tip, elevating the tip and improving breathing by manipulating the septum or turbinates. Removing significant humps, narrowing the nose or shortening the length of the nose substantially generally require that the nasal bones be fractured and reset.

In certain cases, your insurance company may pay for surgery to improve your breathing or re-shape your nose, particularly if you have been involved in some type of trauma and have a deviated septum. Dr. Cabbabe has many patients who choose to combine reconstructive and cosmetic surgery of the nose in the same operation.
Dr. Cabbabe incorporates his experience with reconstructive and cosmetic surgery of the face to give patients the best results possible to meet their desires. He is also an expert in minimally invasive cosmetic surgery of the face and has published on these topics. His patients have a natural, refreshed look after surgery. During your consultation, Dr. Cabbabe will carefully examine your entire face including the brow, upper and lower eyelids, face and neck. He will make recommendations in order to help you achieve your desired result while maintaining facial harmony. Based on your desires and needs, he will recommend rhinoplasty via an open or closed approach.

We believe that patients, their desires, and anatomy are all unique. Dr. Cabbabe believes that the key to a successful surgery is proper planning and discussion with the patient about their goals. Therefore, Dr. Cabbabe evaluates each patient and creates a customized surgical plan for all of his patients to meet their expectations. To schedule a consultation, call us at 314-842-5885 or complete the contact us form.

Open Rhinoplasty

In this procedure, the nose is accessed through an incision that is concealed near the base of the nose where it meets the upper lip. One advantage of this procedure is that the tip of the nose may be de-fatted if you have a bulky tip. If you are having major work done on your nose, Dr. Cabbabe may recommend this approach.

Closed Rhinoplasty

In this procedure, the nose framework is accessed through incisions inside the nose. The advantage is that no scars are placed on the outside of the nose. Dr. Cabbabe prefers this approach for minor to moderate refinements of the nose.

Preparing for Surgery

Dr. Cabbabe will ask that you refrain from taking any aspirin, plavix, Coumadin or any other type of blood thinner. He will also ensure that your blood pressure has been properly controlled if you have high blood pressure. This operation can be done under general anesthesia or local anesthesia with sedation.

Recovering from Surgery

If this procedure is done by itself, most patients are able to go home the same day. Pain medication and antibiotics will be prescribed. A splint may be placed on the outside of the nose for 10 – 14 days. Splints may be placed inside the nose for a few days or packing may be placed inside the nose overnight. Dr. Cabbabe will ask that you keep ice on the surgical site to decrease this. He will also ask you to keep your head elevated to decrease swelling and oozing of blood from the nose. There may be some numbness of the nose which improves with time. Sutures are removed from an open rhinoplasty in about 7 days.