Am I a Candidate?
Are you dissatisfied with the appearance of your nose and seek esthetic improvement of your nose? Do you have bump on the bridge of your nose? Does it have a severely drooping, enlarged, or bulbous tip? Are your nostrils flared or pinched? Is your nose wide or asymmetrical? If you have any of these or other such nasal flaws and unhappy or lacks self-confidence because of such aspect of your appearance, then you are a prime candidate for rhinoplasty or nose reshaping surgery.
A person with breathing problems caused by nasal abnormalities due to accidents or birth defects is also a viable nose job candidate. People with obstructed airways or narrow nasal passages can benefit from reconstructive nose surgery. Rhinoplasty can also correct a broken nose and a nose pushed out of shape.
Before going to a rhinoplastic surgeon, evaluate your reasons first for having the surgery. Rhinoplasty or nose surgery is an individual procedure, and anyone who wishes to undergo the surgery should not do it simply out of pressure from other people. A nose job candidate should also be in good mental, emotional, and physical health during the course of the surgery. Some of the specific achievements of rhinoplasty include narrowing of wide nostrils and nose bridge, augmentation or lowering of height of nose tip, and removal of hump on nose.
Rhinoplasty should be performed only after the person’s growth and development is completed. Typically, this takes place when a male has reached 18 or when a female has reached 16. Upper age limit is not strictly defined, but an older nose job candidate should still have good skin quality. Usually, skin loses its quality at the age of 35. At this age, the skin becomes oily and porous, which is hard to heal. Also not considered a good nose job candidate is a person who is prone to scarring or forming keloid. If you have also a family history of thrombosis or bleeding disease, then you will also likely be refused rhinoplasty. People with internal problems cannot also undergo a nose surgical procedure.
Anyone whose nose has finished growing is a potential nose job candidate. However, a good nose job candidate is someone who seeks improvement in the appearance of their nose and still hold realistic expectations. The ideal candidate perfectly understands that rhinoplasty aims to enhance the contours of the nose only and not the whole face. One should not be taken in by the idea that one will look like one’s favorite movie star after the procedure. It is undeniable though that rhinoplasty can help enhance a person’s self-confidence.
