The Secret to a Natural-Looking Rhinoplasty

Your nose is right in the middle of your face, making it a centerpiece and one of the most defining characteristics of your appearance. It’s not surprising that rhinoplasty — or a “nose job” — is one of the most popular cosmetic surgeries each year. 

Whether you’re unhappy with the size or shape of your nose (or both), rhinoplasty can add symmetry to balance it out aesthetically with the rest of your facial features. 

However, like with any cosmetic surgical procedure, it can be easy to worry that a botched rhinoplasty will take you several steps backward and leave you looking unnatural or not like yourself. 

At Houston Cosmetic Surgery Center in Houston, Texas, board-certified cosmetic and plastic surgeon David Davila, DO, FACOS, understands that getting natural-looking results from your rhinoplasty is a top priority. Here’s how he can provide effective results naturally and subtly. 

What can rhinoplasty address?

One of the main goals of rhinoplasty is to improve the appearance of your nose by changing its shape and/or size. During rhinoplasty, we reshape the bone, cartilage, and skin of your nose to address any of these concerns:

• A nasal tip that looks bulbous, hooked, or droopy
• Nostrils that are large or upturned
• A nasal bridge with noticeable bumps or depressions
• Nose size that’s too big or small for your face
• Asymmetries following a nasal injury

In addition, rhinoplasty can correct any nasal structural problems that are causing issues with your breathing. 

It’s important to understand that our goal during rhinoplasty isn’t to provide you with a perfectly symmetrical nose. Little asymmetries that you have naturally add character to your face. We simply make changes that add balance and proportion to your beautiful features. 

Working together for natural rhinoplasty results

Undergoing rhinoplasty should never be a rushed decision because it’s a major cosmetic surgery that comes with risks and provides permanent results. You should also be sure you’re choosing rhinoplasty for your own personal satisfaction and not for someone else. This helps ensure results that you’ll love for a lifetime. 

So, before we allow you to undergo rhinoplasty, we sit down with you for a consultation to discuss your health history, why you want to undergo rhinoplasty, and what your expectations are for the surgery and its results. 

If you do want results that look a little more “refined” than what our team recommends, we can discuss how to achieve the look you want less drastically.

What to expect after rhinoplasty

After Dr. Davila expertly reshapes your nose with rhinoplasty, you need to wear splints and bandages for about a week to help with swelling and healing. To ensure you don’t have excessive swelling and bruising over the next several weeks, take extra care not to put any pressure on your nose when you get dressed, brush your teeth, or make facial expressions. 

While everyone’s recovery timeline looks a little bit different, you can expect full results to take about one year to emerge.