Rhinoplasty is a surgery in which the appearance of the nose is changed and which is the most demanded and the most complex surgery among the aesthetic surgeries. There are some wrongs known as the rights or myths related to rhinoplasty. These myths are given under 13 headings as follows:

Rhinoplasty can only be executed in certain seasons of the year.

Rhinoplasty can be executed in any season, on any day from 365 days of the year. Patients should only pay attention to doctors specific advices appropriate for the season.

The pain is inevitable in rhinoplasty.

Due to microsurgery techniques used in modern period and the development of anesthesiology, there is almost no pain during surgery and in the post – operative period.

The use of tampon is temporary and its removal is painful.

There is no need for tampon in some patients at all. Where it is necessary, silicone tampons are used instead of the classic tampons. Silicone tampons dont cause any pain when they are in nose or removed. At the same time, patients can breathe through a special canal in silicone tampons.

Bruising and swelling continue for weeks after the surgery.

Bruising and swelling around the eye are not observed in some patients at all. The absorption of bruising and swelling in the observed patients is completed within 7 – 10 days. When supports keeping the tip of the nose and the back of the nose are protected or restored in an appropriate manner, then any collapse is not observed event after years.

There are breathing problems after the surgery.

If the surgery is executed with appropriate principles, there is no any breathing problem, on the contrary, the breathing problems before the surgery are solved. There can only be nasal congestion which doesnt seriously bother patient due to swellings and shells inside the nose within the first 3 – 4 weeks after the surgery.

The sense of smell is deteriorated after the surgery.

Though the sense of smell may worsen within several days due to internal swellings and shells in the nose in some patients after the surgery, the permanent loss of the sense of smell is not observed.

It is impossible to be around the people and start to work for a long time after the surgery.

It is possible to start to work and engage in social activity 7 – 10 days after the surgery.

If your surgery is performed in accordance with your face and criteria in mans nose, the typical appearance of a mans face is kept.

There is nasal collapse after Rhinoplasty.

Rhinoplasty is only executed when there is a problem in the appearance.

In many cases, pathologies in the appearance of the nose cause nasal congestion. In these cases, the appearance of the nose should be changed in order to remove nasal congestion, thats Rhinoplasty should be executed.

The tip of the nose is lifted and the back of the nose is carved after Rhinoplasty.

The main target of the successful Rhinoplasty is to obtain results in which the tip of the nose is so much lifted and the back of the nose is not so much carved, a natural nose which suits to the face of that person and nose shouldnt be felt as being subjected to Rhinoplasty surgery.

Rhinoplasty shouldnt be performed during menstruation.

According to many scientific researches and our practice, any problematic situation is not observed related to Rhinoplasty during menstruation.

Men have a face similar to women after Rhinoplasty.

Rhinoplasty is possible with laser and passing a single rope from the nose.

These types of techniques are mostly for commercial purposes. Though lasers are actively used in ear-nose-throat, and head and neck surgery, its irreplaceability or importance for the surgery has not been confirmed. As Rhinoplasty is a surgery which will be performed after sensitive calculations and serious planning, it is not possible to obtain the result by passing a single rope from the nose which is achieved by rhinoplasty.