What is likelihood that revision surgery will be required?
Any time the shape of the nose is changed, there is a possibility that the changes do not work out the way the surgeon or patient intended resulting in the need to redo the nose surgery. All rhinoplasty surgeons incur revisions and should be able to cite a revision rate – usually between 5 and 10%. Most of these revisions are relatively minor – the smoothing of small bumps or filling in of small dents – and are usually performed only once the initial rhinoplasty has fully healed; a minimum of 12 months or so. Occasionally, more significant revision may need to be undertaken.
