Rhinoplasty (Nose Job) Surgery

Rhinoplasty, popularly known as nose job, is a plastic surgery procedure designed to improve the size and shape of the nose in proportion to the rest of the facial features. Dr. Wright Jones is an experienced cosmetic surgeon providing this procedure to both ethnic and other patients. Patients in Atlanta, Buckhead, Stockbridge, Marietta, GA and surrounding areas may receive rhinoplasty and other cosmetic surgery procedures in a state of the art environment from Dr. Jones.

Rhinoplasty Benefits

A plastic surgeon can use rhinoplasty procedure for nasal reshaping or resizing to bring the nose in alignment with the rest of the face. The procedure can also provide medical benefits to some patients, in addition to aesthetic benefits. The following are some of the key improvements in the nose that can be achieved with plastic surgery of the nose:

• Reduction of an excessively wide or large sized nose.

• Redefining an upturned, bulbous or sagging nasal tip.

• Repairing damaged sinus cavities.

• Repairing a deviated septum.

• Improving depressions or bumps on the nose bridge.

• Restoring the symmetrical balance of the nose.

• Correcting breathing difficulties occurring due to nostril anomalies.

Procedure

Dr. Jones provides rhinoplasty treatment as an outpatient procedure to his patients in Atlanta, Buckhead, Stockbridge, Marietta, GA, and other areas. He may opt for general anesthesia or intravenous sedation, depending on the circumstances of a case. The procedure may be performed using one of the following two techniques:

Open Rhinoplasty

If the patient is in need of a major nose surgery involving comprehensive nasal reshaping, an open rhinoplasty may be performed. This surgery performed through a small incision made across the columella, which is the external end of the nasal septum.

Closed Rhinoplasty

Some patients may only need a minor improvement in the shape or size of the nose. In such cases, a closed rhinoplasty may be performed. This technique will keep the scars inconspicuous because the incision will be made inside the nostril.

The plastic surgeon will improve the balance and proportion of the nose by using the parts of cartilage from the septum in order to augment the nasal structure.

Ethnic Rhinoplasty

As an African American plastic surgeon, Dr. Jones has an intimate understanding the nasal anatomy to perform rhinoplasty on blacks and other ethnic patients. Dr. Jones received specific training in ethnic rhinoplasty from leading plastic surgeons in Beverly Hills, CA. Ethnic rhinoplasty has emerged as a specialized area in the field of facial surgery. The goal of the surgeon in this procedure to achieve the desired aesthetic outcomes while maintaining the distinct and natural ethnic facial features.

Dr. Jones provides ethnic rhinoplasty and other ethnic procedures to patients from various ethnicities. He has extensive experience in performing ethnic nose surgeries for patients of African American, Asian, Hispanic, and Middle Easter descent. The surgical crafting of a natural nasal appearance in an ethnic patient can be a complex procedure requiring a customized treatment approach. Dr. Jones will prepare a detailed treatment plan tailored to meet the unique aesthetic goals and facial structure of an ethnic patient in order to achieve natural looking outcomes.

See all plastic surgery procedures that Cosmetic Surgeon Dr. Wright Jones performs of the face, nose, body, and breast in and around Atlanta and Buckhead.