Posted on May 5, 2010 in Botox, Face, Non Surgical Procedures, Rhinoplasty
Injectables have become quite the rage lately – and not just for getting rid of wrinkles. A growing number of my patients are asking about injectables to fix their imperfect noses. They have their plusses, but are only appropriate for certain flaws.
Non-surgical nose jobs use a number of different types of injectables, including Botox and Restylane, to help reduce minimal irregularities in the nose. Some of the injectables have only a temporary effect, while others will last longer. That’s good in case the patient doesn’t like the outcome. The downside is that injectables have to be repeated to maintain the desired effect. In some cases, they will last for only a few months, and that can be costly and inconvenient. (more)
Injectables are great to “test drive” a new look. They can help fix a low wide bridge, or an over-prominent tip of the nose; they can also help smooth out bumps in some patients. But Injectables will not straighten out a crooked nose, nor will they lift a droopy tip, and most important for some patients, they will not resolve any breathing or snoring problems.
Rhinoplasties – or nose jobs — will remain the gold standard of fixing many noses until researches come up with injectables that are more permanent. In our offices, we have made many advances in rhinoplasties, and can often correct some flaws by simply adding or removing just a little bit of cartilage. We don’t always recommend a full rhinoplasty anymore. We look at the problem, and do what we can to create a nose that makes the whole face look better.
Posted on July 3, 2009 in Face, Rhinoplasty
Whether you chose to change something about your eyes, your breasts or your tummy, any plastic surgery can help you gain confidence and improve self esteem. But there’s one procedure above all the others, says Dr. Zubowski, that can truly have life-altering affects—and that’s rhinoplasty.
“The nose is the central part of the face,” explains the Cleveland Clinic-trained doctor who is also board certified in both plastic and general surgery. “If there are any deformities to it, people can become very self-conscious and that definitely impacts one’s life. I see it all the time in our ‘before’ and ‘after’ pictures. The ‘before’ picture oftentimes looks like a mug shot or a driver’s license photo. But in the ‘after’ photo, I usually see someone smiling and self confident. In that one photo, you can really see the change in self esteem. It’s a surgery that can very significantly influence one’s life.
“I take a lot of time with my patients discussing with them their expectations and showing them what the surgery will do,” continues Dr. Zubowski. “The nose can be a particularly tricky area to work on. Although a patient may be unhappy with it, it’s something that gives her an identity, so she doesn’t want it changed too drastically. In the past, I found that people would tear a picture out of a magazine and say they wanted this or that celebrity’s nose. But now my patients want their nose, only better. That’s the kind of medical success I strive to give all the people I operate on—artistic results that correct problems yet still look natural.”
For more information on Paramus New Jersey Rhinoplasty please contact us at The Robert Zubowski MD Center for Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery in Paramus, New Jersey at 201-261-7550.
