Rhinoplasty
Why choose Athré Facial Plastics for your rhinoplasty surgery?
Increase the beauty, harmony, and proportions of your face with the help of one of the best rhinoplasty surgeons in Houston.
Dr. Raghu Athré is a double-board-certified facial plastic surgeon known for his rhinoplasty technique. Patients travel from across the southern United States and around the globe to seek Dr. Athré’s world-renowned expertise in cosmetic nose surgery.
Our team has a passion for delivering personalized care and exceptional results for every patient and procedure.
“Once I had done my research, which was based on doctors' qualifications, reviews, and before-and-after pictures, I started booking consultations. In all, I had about 10 consultations. In the end, I trusted my research and my gut and chose Dr. Athré. Your hands are truly gifted. Keep up the amazing work.”
About Rhinoplasty
Rhino comes from the Greek word rhino meaning “nose,” and plasty comes from the Greek word plastos which means “formed or molded.” When you put these words together, you get rhinoplasty.
Your nose is the most defining feature of your face and one of the first things people may notice about you. Rhinoplasty is surgery of the nose in which the bony structures of the nose and the cartilages are modified to achieve a more aesthetic and functional result. Other words for rhinoplasty are nose job, nasoseptorhinoplasty, and nasal surgery.
Key Takeways
- Leading Expertise: Double-board-certified facial plastic surgeon Dr. Athré is a national leader in cutting-edge rhinoplasty techniques.
- Natural-Looking Results. Results align with your personal goals and enhance the beauty and harmony of your facial features.
- Cosmetic and Functional Benefits: Improves both appearance and breathing.
Outpatient Procedure: Performed under general anesthesia. - Revision Rhinoplasty: Correct an unsatisfactory outcome of a previous rhinoplasty with our renowned facial plastic surgeon.
- Recovery: Most patients resume light activities within 24 hours and can return to work within six days.
- Results: Results are considered permanent if the nose is not damaged
Before & After Photos
Rhinoplasty Gallery
About Rhinoplasty Surgery
Understanding Rhinoplasty
The Nose: A Brief Discussion of Anatomy
The nose is perhaps the most defining feature of the face. When the nose is in balance with the entirety of the face, the nose disappears into the background. However, when the nose is not proportionate to the features of the face, it stands out.
The nose consists of skin, bone, and cartilage. Five cartilage structures and the nasal bones come together to form the structure of the nose. Skin and soft tissue then drape over this triangular structure. The soft tissue envelope is the combination of the skin and the thin layer of underlying fat.
Under the soft tissue envelope are the bony and cartilage structures. The main cartilage structure that supports the structure of the nose is the septum.
The nose tip is made of the two lower lateral cartilages. The bridge consists of the septum, upper cartilages, and nasal bones.
Rhinoplasty surgery involves manipulating and reshaping the:
- Nasal bones
- Nasal cartilages
- The nasal soft tissue elements
The goals of rhinoplasty are to improve breathing, straighten the nose and air passages, and enhance the aesthetic appearance of the nose.
When you look at the picture on the left, you focus on this patient’s nose. The nose is crooked, it is wide over the bridge, the tip is twisted, and the overall size of the nose is large. We make these judgments based on the features of this patient’s face. She has an overall small face with highly defined cheek and midface features.
This patient had our Houston rhinoplasty procedure. The nose was made smaller, more feminine, and more proportional to the patient’s facial features. The nose blends into the background, and the patient’s eyes and mouth draw attention. This is an actual rhinoplasty patient of Dr. Athré.
A rhinoplasty or nose job is a surgery based on proportions. The balanced, proportional nose should fade away and just not be noticeable. If your nose is big, round, fleshy, undefined, or droopy, it may attract undesired attention to your face. A rhinoplasty can help make it more balanced.
Different Types of Rhinoplasty Surgery
Athré Facial Plastics performs many types of rhinoplasty. Browse tabs below for a brief description of each type and where to learn more.
Treatment Areas
There are functional reasons for a rhinoplasty.
In Dr. Athré’s words, a beautiful nose looks AND works well. A nose that does not work is not worth anything to anyone.
Functional reasons for a rhinoplasty include:
- Prior nasal fractures and trauma
- Difficulty breathing through your nose.
A rhinoplasty procedure can correct all of these issues.
Rhinoplasty Recovery
Healing times vary depending on the extent of your rhinoplasty procedure.
The final results for a rhinoplasty is approximately 6 months. This is how long it takes for all the tissues to completely heal.
After a rhinoplasty Houston patients typically see results within 3-4 weeks. They can resume full activity including working out within 3 weeks.
Patients with little work necessary such as a small hump tend to heal quickly. Patients with thicker skin, more surgery to the tip of the nose, major surgery, or trauma in the past take longer to heal.
The second major variable in the healing process is the surgeon and surgical technique used. The first technique used by Dr. Athré was the open structural technique. Patients needed approximately 10-14 days to return to normal activities.
The latest revision of Dr. Athré’s technique uses a dorsal preservation approach with minimal incisions and an ultrasonic piezotome. This has brought that post-operative healing down to less than 6 days. Most of Dr. Athré’s patients are able to return to work in less than 6 days.
Here’s what 99% of primary Rhinoplasty Recovery patients feel and experience.
- 30 minutes after surgery – wake up in the recovery room. Patients have NO SPLINT, NO PACKING, NO INTRANASAL SPLINTS, NO EXTERNAL NASAL SPLINTS. Patients wake up with steri-strips on their nose to minimize swelling, and that’s it.
- Most patients are discharged from the hospital within 1 hour of finishing surgery.
- Some patients go out to dinner the same night of surgery.
- Patients feel a little stuffy the first night of surgery and this lasts for days 1-3.
- Return to Dr. Athre’s office day 5 after surgery to get tape removed.
- Wear makeup and get back to normal.
How long does a rhinoplasty last?
A rhinoplasty is permanent. Careful planning is necessary to achieve this result.
Factors such as these are carefully evaluated before surgery, and the surgical plan is created:
- The cartilage type
- The cartilage strength
- Thickness of the skin envelope
- Quality of grafting cartilage
For example, someone with very weak/soft cartilage will require thicker grafts. This patient might need a double-layer graft to make sure that everything stands the test of time. Dr. Athré’s experience with nasal surgery ensures that your rhinoplasty will last a lifetime!
Dr. Athré’s rhinoplasty patients enjoy results built to last a lifetime. With cosmetic nose surgery performed by Houston's leading rhinoplasty surgeon, you can achieve a harmonious appearance, better nasal function, and a boost in confidence that radiates throughout every area of your life.
“Rhinoplasty is a passion of mine. It is the most difficult surgery, and perfection is the impossible result. I love the challenge. Nasal surgery is not a series of steps that can be memorized and executed. It also is not a rubber stamp solution where one size fits all. Each patient has to be analyzed completely to find the nose that will work for them. Then their individual anatomy has to be modified to achieve that result.”
— Dr. Raghu Athré
Why Dr. Athré for Rhinoplasty?
Dr. Raghu Athré is one of the foremost facial plastic surgeons in Houston, Texas, specialized in primary and revision rhinoplasty procedures.
Patients travel from all over Texas and the Southern United States—and even travel internationally—to have surgery with Dr. Athré. The farthest a patient has come to see Dr. Athré is over 8,000 miles (13,000 km).
As a rhinoplasty surgeon, Dr. Athré’s pedigree and training are unmatched.
- Dr. Athré trained with Dr. William Silver in Atlanta, Georgia. (Dr. Silver’s uncle, Dr. Abe Silver, MD, was actually one of the first modern rhinoplasty surgeons in the United States).
- Dr. Athré continued further education with Dr. Teoman Dogan of Istanbul, Turkey
- Further education with Dr. Olivier Gerbault of Paris, France.
Dr. Athré is one of the most respected names in rhinoplasty surgery. He was the first to utilize a piezotome for ultrasonic rhinoplasty in Houston. He continuously innovates his rhinoplasty surgical techniques.
This attention to detail does not stop with just his technique. Dr. Athré believes that every step from consultation to aftercare is extremely important in achieving the most soft, natural, and exact nose that fits your face.
Rhinoplasty FAQ's
See below for frequently asked questions about rhinoplasty surgeries.
Patient Review
“Dr. Athré did an amazing job on my nose. His staff treated me like family and I felt very comfortable getting the work done. He was very intuitive on what I was trying to accomplish and knowledgable enough to work through the issues involved to get the result I wanted, especially considering it was a revision surgery. The whole experience was great and helped me so much!”
