Rhinoplasty is one of the most applied surgeries among aesthetic operations. However, when it comes to rhinoplasty, the biggest problem in many patients is the Nose tampon, and this problem usually causes delay in patients. Nasal tampons cause serious discomfort to the patients, especially during the recovery period after surgery and at the time of removal of the tampon, which creates anxiety about rhinoplasty. However, thanks to the developing technologies, tampons are no longer applied in most of the nose aesthetic operations.
Thanks to tissue adhesive and self-disappearing stitches instead of the tampons used in the past in rhinoplasty, the use of tampons is no longer necessary.
Healthy Life is Provided by Healthy Breathing
Despite the fact that the incidence of problems in the nose structure is very high, it is seen in studies that patients experience anxiety about correcting such problems by having rhinoplasty. The biggest reason for the uneasiness experienced is that the post-operative recovery period is unsettling and the term aesthetic is misunderstood among the public. However, such problems can cause other health problems as they seriously affect people's breathing.
The main discomforts in the case of nasal bone curvatures or nasal concha:
- Difficulty breathing and snoring at night due to nasal congestion
- Feeling of dryness in the throat area in the morning due to sleeping with the mouth open
- Waking up more tired in the morning as breathing will be difficult
- Since the nose is the area where the body breathes best, in case of congestion in this area, it is breathed through the mouth. In case of breathing through the mouth, conditions such as pharyngitis can be seen very often due to irritation in the throat.
- The air taken through the nose is humidified and since such problems are not seen due to the heat gain, the respiratory tract must be arranged in a way that is absolutely comfortable.
- Although it is not very common, the presence of nasal bone curvature or flesh provides more opportunities for the formation of sinusitis.
The Reasons Why Patients are Afraid of Rhinoplasty
One of the biggest reasons for fear of rhinoplasty operations is the application of tampons used in operations performed in the past. As we said at the beginning of our article, the problems caused by tampons are now eliminated thanks to new surgical applications. The opinion that the time to return to work after rhinoplasty is long creates anxiety in people. However, patients can return to their normal lives in a controlled manner within 7-8 days after the operation, thanks to both the use of tampons and the improved application techniques.
“It should not be forgotten that the self-confidence that will be brought by the effect it will give on respiratory problems and external appearance will be worth 5-6 days of trouble.”
Old Fears Disappear in Rhinoplasty
In addition to being a symptom of serious health problems, nose problems, which are a disturbing factor for people in terms of external appearance, are unfortunately seen as a low-rate operation due to the fear of patients. Especially thanks to the technologies developed in the last 5 years, since many old methods, especially tampon application, are not used, both rhinoplasty operations and the post-operative process can now pass much more easily.
Thanks to the newly used suture methods and special tissue adhesives, bleeding is prevented, so there is a much faster recovery now. Thanks to the unbuffered nose surgery, patients are no longer discharged from the hospital on the same day, and they do not suffer from discomfort during the healing process.
Since the use of intranasal silicone tampons is considered essential in some operations, you should definitely get information from your doctor if you are very anxious about this before deciding on the operation. Although it is very unlikely, special silicone tampons are used in some cases. However, in the use of tampons, silicone tampons are used to provide breathing instead of the old system bandage.
Thanks to the special suture method developed for rhinoplasty operations, the use of tampons, which is the most troublesome process of the past, is not necessary. Thanks to self-melting sutures and special tissue adhesives, it allows patients to get through the post-operative recovery process much more easily.
Among the other advantages of the unbuffered nose surgery method, it can be completed in 10-15 minutes without any bleeding due to the effective stitching, especially thanks to the easy access to the back points of the nose. In the nasal curvature correction operations, which was called deviation in the past, instead of the problems caused by the buffer silicones used to fit the intranasal mucosa into its new place, it can now be completed within minutes with the intranasal staple method and the intranasal mucosa can be fixed. Thanks to the structure of intranasal staples that disappear spontaneously within 9-10 after the operation, none of the problems experienced in removing the tampon occur.
“Intranasal staples may undergo minor surgery in case of inability to be used in patients with very narrow nostrils, as they cause difficulty in application.”
