The Ten-minute Rhinoplasty

There is a procedure for rhinoplasty that will not require the patient to go under the knife. The non-surgical procedure takes only ten minutes, and the patient can leave the hospital as soon as the procedure is finished. The new non-surgical rhinoplasty only involves injections. First an anesthetic cream is used to numb the nose and then cosmetic fillers are injected into the nose to change its shape.

There are many benefits to the procedure. Aside from savings on time, patients also save on money because the cost of the procedure is only about 1/10 of the cost of a surgical rhinoplasty. There are also less side effects to this type of procedure. The period of recovery is also much shorter. A regular rhinoplasty requires six weeks of recovery period from the surgery.

The non-surgical procedure can help smoothen out bumps on the nose, improve symmetry and improve the nose over-all appearance. But this is not an appropriate procedure for those who want to make their nose smaller. The procedure can only change the shape of the nose but not its size.

The dermal fillers used are eliminated from the body through the body’s lymphatic system; this means that the results are not permanent. Top-up fillers need to be applied annually to maintain the new appearance of the nose.

The procedure is not entirely new as it has been used in Brazil in the last seven years. This procedure is now being offered in many cosmetic surgery clinics around the world but there are still surgeons who do not perform the procedure due to the lack of studies on the side-effects of long-term use of dermal fillers.

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Aside from medical tourism, another area of growth in the medical industry involves the use of technology to provide virtual consultation to patients from foreign countries as well as patients within the country but from another state or region.

Park Avenue Smart Lipo, a cosmetic surgery company operating in New York city’s Upper East Side, has taken advantage of the digital age to allow its clients to consult with the surgeons at the clinic using iChat or Skype. By using these technologies, patients can consult with surgeons at the clinic without the need to go to the clinic. This service is particularly helpful for those who live outside the tri-state area (New Jersey, New York and Connecticut). The virtual consultation helps the Park Avenue Smart Lipo determine the eligibility of patients for surgery. Most of the clinic’s patients are from the age range of 22-38, the age range most comfortable with the use of computers and internet technologies.