Rhinoplasty is a plastic surgery involves the reconstruction of the nose. There are several types of noses in different width, height, size, shape, and form. There may be a couple of reasons for a rhinoplasty procedure. However, being a good candidate or not is the most important thing when considering rhinoplasty. Our post will be telling you about the relationship between smoking and rhinoplasty.
Rhinoplasty can be seen as a ” piece of cake ” procedure by the eyes of some people but that’s not true. Depending on the case, the procedure may become more complicated. The procedure plan is adjusted based on how bad the nose’s structure is. Nasal septum and the inner bone structure may be so deformed that it may require multiple methods to reconstruct the bone. Besides, there are the capillary vessels inside the nose and this is where smoking becomes dangerous to rhinoplasty candidates.
The Effects of Smoking to Rhinoplasty
Smoking causes slower oxygen and blood circulation in the body and this results in irregularities in every part of the metabolism. Healing and all other refreshing functions of the body become slower. Smell and Taste senses are also affected by smoking. It is known that people who have quit smoking have better smelling and taste senses.
We tried to tell you how dangerous smoking is to human health. Smoking involves the use of mouth, nose, and lungs which means that it is impossible for a rhinoplasty patient to not take any damage from the smoking. The surgically operated nasal septum and several medications, stitches, in summary, the whole reconstructed nose is very fragile during the early recovery state.
Especially the sensitive nasal septum may be badly affected by active smoking and cause the rhinoplasty to fail. Failed rhinoplasty procedures typically cause the nose to bleed frequently excessively. The reconstructed nose requires a fresh blood and oxygen flow on the body more than ever. In order to receive the best rhinoplasty results, you should immediately quit smoking and wait for at least 3 months to refresh your body.
