Why Get A Nose Job?
Nose jobs wouldn’t be one of the most popular and fastest-growing surgeries if there weren’t a whole lot of reasons to get one. For some people, it’s purely about looking better. For others, it’s about feeling physical relief (e.g., breathing easier) from a flawed anatomical structure. While there are a range of benefits to be enjoyed from the surgery results alone, a nose job also offer two things that significantly magnify their appeal – the relatively low risk of complications and the abundance of doctors willing and able to perform them. It’s a win-win proposition with little downside (as long as money isn’t an issue) and potentially life-altering upside.
Remember that awkward, self-conscious stage in high school where physical imperfections were enough to ruin a whole day? Well for some people, that stage never ends. If an undesirable nose is impeding self-esteem or social interaction, a nose job can dramatically improve facial appearance and restore self-confidence for those who would otherwise continue to suffer. The ultimate goal of altering the nose shape or size is to bring balance to the face and remove an obvious flaw. Qualified surgeons can change the size of the nose (larger or smaller), the span of the nostrils (wider or more narrow), the angle formed with the upper lip, the bridge, or the tip. If a patient’s nose is crooked, bumpy, or asymmetrical due to injury, this can also be corrected through a nose job.
For those that truly have defects, one of the greatest benefits of nose jobs is that even very slight changes can make a significant difference in creating symmetry and improving physical appearance.
Although they don’t get as much press as the cosmetic surgeries, nose jobs that are performed for functional reasons have their own great benefits. For patients that wouldn’t change a thing, except for that pesky inability to breathe, nose jobs are effective in opening up narrow nasal passages to allow for easier air flow. If not corrected, birth defects such as cartilage deviation can also affect the entire circulatory system – that’s a pretty good reason to consider getting it fixed.