Infection after rhinoplasty is a dangerous complication that no one wants it to happen. But how can we detect the infection after rhinoplasty? The following article will summarize 4 signs of infection after rhinoplasty that you need to be alert to.
Signs of infection after rhinoplasty
Prolonging swollen nose bridge and nose tip
A swollen nose bridge is a common sign of infection after rhinoplasty. After rhinoplasty, swelling is completely normal. But if this condition lasts for 2 weeks or more, you must be concerned because your nose is likely to be infected.
Fever and sore nose
Fever and sore nose is also a sign of infection after rhinoplasty that we need to be wary of. Especially when a fever is accompanied by lymph nodes, it is certain that your nose is infected. When having a fever, the body temperature can reach 39-40 degrees, the whole body is tired and exhausted.
Nose mucus and bad smell
Your nose turns black
When the nose turns black, the infection is quite serious. Bacteria invade and kill the cells inside the nasal cavity, which causes the skin of the nose to turn black. This condition directly threatens the “health” of the nose.
The causes of infection after rhinoplasty
Inexperienced doctors
The technique, skill, qualifications, and experience of the rhinoplasty doctor have a great influence on the outcome of rhinoplasty surgery. The inexperienced and poorly skilled doctor performs the dissection and placed the cartilage incorrectly, which damages the nose and increases the risk of infection.
Surgeon kits are not sterilized
Operation room and surgical tools greatly determine the success of the rhinoplasty so they must be carefully sterilized. Rhinoplasty at spas, beauty salons may not be sterilized enough that may cause higher risks of infection.
Poor quality cartilage
Using poor quality rhinoplasty cartilage, which is of unknown origin and not compatible with the body. This type of cartilage, after being implanted into the nasal cavity, will cause irritation, rejection, and it may threaten the shape of the nose after surgery.
Weak resistance, resistance to antibiotics
This cause of infection comes from the body of the customer. Customers have lots of underlying diseases, use many antibiotics leading to antibiotic resistance in the body. This makes antibiotics ineffective, allowing bacteria to enter the body to thrive which leads to infection.
In addition, the body’s resistance is too weak, which is also the reason why the possibility of infection after rhinoplasty increases.
Careless post-operative care
Not complying with the post-operative care instructed by the doctor, not having an appropriate diet, and proper nose hygiene is the causes of nose infection after rhinoplasty.
Consequences of infection after rhinoplasty
Infection after rhinoplasty may cause extremely bad consequences including:
- Deformed nose
- Necrotic nose
- The cartilage is eroded
- The health is negatively affected
- The nose functions are weakened
- The customer loses confidence
Instructions for dealing with the signs of infection after rhinoplasty
If you notice signs of infection after rhinoplasty listed above, what you should do immediately is find a prestigious cosmetic center and consult a doctor to find out the cause and have a suitable treatment method. It is best to go to a cosmetic hospital.
In cases of severe infection, surgery may be required to remove the nasal cartilage, treat the necrotic flesh, and select more appropriate rhinoplasty methods. The entire process of dealing with this nasal infection should take 3-6 months.
The top cosmetic facility for nose revision, nose infection treatment
Treating an infected nose is a complicated nose revision surgery that requires highly qualified and experienced doctors. Nowadays, there are many prestigious cosmetic centers for rhinoplasty. But the number of reliable cosmetic facilities for nose revision is not so many. Because this is a very complicated surgery, not all doctors are qualified to perform it.
Gangwhoo Cosmetic Hospital with Dr. Phung Manh Cuong is a leading and prestigious cosmetic hospital for nose revision and nose infection treatment.
Gangwhoo Cosmetic Hospital – The top hospital for nose revision in Viet Nam
Nose revision for the lady who has lost confidence in herself for a long time
Gangwhoo Cosmetic Hospital has successfully performed many nose revision cases due to different causes. In which there are many cases of rhinoplasty for many times, the nose structure is extremely damaged, the customer has been to many different cosmetic centers but the doctor refused to treat.
Therefore, if you are looking for a place you can entrust the treatment of your infected nose after rhinoplasty. Gangwhoo Cosmetic Hospital is the best choice for you.
Images of our customers before & after nose revision at Gangwhoo Cosmetic Hospital
Takeaway
Signs of infection after rhinoplasty include swelling and pain for a long time, fever, runny nose with mucus, the nose turns black. The causes of the nose infection are due to unsafe surgical conditions, inexperienced doctors, lack of attentive post-operative care.
The above article has summarized 4 signs of infection after rhinoplasty. Hopefully, after reading this article, you will get enough useful information to determine signs of infection after rhinoplasty
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