Reconstructive surgery

As the nose is in the center of the face, the deformities of the nose are very prominent and evident, and that is why Rhinoplasty is one of the most popular cosmetic surgery operations.
In Rhinoplasty, one or more of the following can be done :

This is done to remove the excess of loose, sagging skin of the cheeks , face& neck, which produces wrinkles. With aging, the facial skin loses its tone and texture, and there are numerous wrinkles and drooping of the skin of the face. The facial skin can be tightened along with the underlying muscles, and the neck also contoured to give a more youthful appearance by a face lift. Tremendous improvement can be achieved returning to a more youthful appearance through a well-done procedure. The age appears reduced by 5 to 20 years, and the reults of a good facelift should last for at least a decade, if not more. The surgery can be done under local anesthesia with some sedation to relax the patient and requires one day stay in the hospital. It can also be done under general anesthesia.

Double chin is corrected by removing the excess of fat in the neck and under the jaw bones by liposuctioning the fat or by open method through a small cut under the chin. The "Double chin" can be corrected under local anesthesia without any hospital stay. This can also be done along with face lift. The fullness of the neck and the round shape of the face is corrected, and the neck is defined and the jaw line becomes more visible and delineated to reduce one's plumpy looks.

Upper and lower eyelid wrinkles caused by the laxity of the skin and bulge from excess fatty bags can be improved and smoothened out. This procedure called Blepharoplasty is done under local or general anesthesia and requires a few hours stay in the hospital.

Sagging eyebrows can be lifted higher to their proper location either by removing skin from just above the eyebrows or behind the hair line. It can also be done along with a face lift, or endoscopically.

Thin lips can be made thicker by injecting Fat or fillers or placing Dermal graft in the upper and / or lower lip. The surgery is done under local or general anesthesia, and needs no hospital stay.

There are many women who have enlarged ear holes and some have split ear lobes. The enlarged ear holes are due to wearing heavy ear-rings for a long time. The split ear lobe is due to the ear-ring accidentally pulling through the ear lobe. Repair of such defects is done under local anesthesia as an out patient. The stitches are removed after 7 to 10 days.

Some moles of the face give an unacceptable appearance, even with make up. Moles can be raised or flat. Apart from cosmetic disfigurement, some moles have to be removed too for medical reasons. This surgery is usually done as an outpatient under local anesthesia. Some superficial moles can be removed by Radio-Frequency without any significant scars.

White area's or spots of the skin can occur without any reason or after an injury or burns. These areas can be camouflaged by tattooing them with skin colored pigments.They can be corrected permanently by very thin split skin grafting & making the area raw or by punch grafting. This procedure is done under local or general anesthesia as an out patient without any stay at the hospital. Sometimes the patient may require more than one sitting to get a satisfactory result. Tattooing or grafting is not done until the white spots are stable and fixed inside. The color of the tattoo may gradually fade with time, but this can be corrected by adding some pigment in the lesion later.

When the skin continuity is broken by a cut , surgery or injury , the body forms scar tissues to unite the cut ends. The amount of scarring depends on the persons age, heredity factors, race, and the type, direction, depth, size and location of the wound. When a scar is removed a new scar is formed by the body in its place. Thus a scar cannot be removed - it can only be revised. By surgery, many scars can be improved upon in their appearance , or the amount of scar reduced, or disfigurement minimized. Scar correction operation is not undertaken until the original scars have fully matured which is usually six months after the first operation. There are rare exceptions to this rule. There are also scars that cannot be improved upon by surgery. Most scar revision procedures are done under local or general anesthesia and do not require hospitalization.

Almost like sanding wood to smoothen it, the skin can be smoothened and sanded down by a procedure know as dermabrasion. This procedure is used to improve upon the multiple scars of the face from small pox, chicken pox, or acne (pimples). The procedure can be done under local or general anesthesia.

This can be done to pin back the protruding ears commonly known as bat ears. It is done under local or general anesthesia and usually does not require any hospital stay.