While most of us snore occasionally, snoring is a chronic, severe problem for some people. It can result from temporary conditions like alcohol consumption or sleep position, or permanent aspects like aging or congenital nasal obstruction. Determining what causes your snoring will help you and your doctor establish a successful treatment plan.
Depending on what causes you to snore, rhinoplasty surgery may help alleviate many functional concerns to improve your breathing and sleep quality. If you are considering rhinoplasty as a snoring solution, seek advice from a trusted expert. Board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Gabrielle B. Davis can help you determine whether rhinoplasty will help you stop snoring and enjoy quieter, more restorative sleep.
What Is Rhinoplasty?
Rhinoplasty, colloquially called a nose job, is perennially one of the most popular plastic surgeries. While many rhinoplasty patients want to make cosmetic changes to bring balance to the entire face, rhinoplasty can also be a corrective procedure to improve breathing issues and structural concerns within the nose, such as a deviated septum.
With various nasal reshaping techniques, Dr. Davis can modify your nose’s bony or cartilaginous components to create nasal symmetry by addressing size, shape, proportions, or structural concerns.
What Does Rhinoplasty Entail?
Dr. Davis can complete traditional rhinoplasty from inside your nose or through small incisions near its base to adjust the placement of bones or cartilage beneath the skin. Depending on your aesthetic goals and current nose structure, it’s possible for an experienced surgeon to alter the shape of nasal bones or cartilage in many ways.
Rhinoplasty offers permanent, long-lasting results. Dr. Davis combines functional and cosmetic techniques to provide optimal appearance and function, including ethnic rhinoplasty and non-surgical rhinoplasty.
How Can Rhinoplasty Address Snoring Issues?
Functional rhinoplasty reshapes the nasal structures to alleviate obstructions and improve breathing quality, eliminating snoring. By removing cartilage or straightening the septum, rhinoplasty opens the airways. Sit down with Dr. Davis for a thorough consultation to determine whether rhinoplasty will help your snoring.
How Long Is the Recovery Process After Rhinoplasty?
During rhinoplasty surgery recovery, patients typically wear an external splint or internal packing to support their nose for five to seven days. Swelling and bruising are the most typical side effects of rhinoplasty; however, they should resolve in one to two weeks.
While most swelling resolves within three to six months, residual swelling can persist and take up to a full year to resolve completely.
Are There Alternatives to Rhinoplasty for Snoring Relief?
Depending on the cause of your snoring, various solutions may provide effective relief that will allow you and your partner to sleep easier.
- Many people who have obstructive sleep apnea sleep with CPAP machines. These devices require you to wear a mask that administers pressurized air through your nose or mouth to restore air intake and breathing difficulties caused by sleep apnea episodes.
- A septoplasty and turbinate reduction procedure aims to correct physical deformities in the nose that contribute to snoring. Septoplasty straightens the tissue and bone in the center of the nose, while turbinate reduction reduces the tissue inside the nose. Typically, these surgeries take place at the same time.
How Successful Is Rhinoplasty in Treating Snoring?
Rhinoplasty success depends on the cause of your snoring. Nasal surgery may reduce snoring for patients with conditions like asthma or allergies, but it will not completely resolve it.
Most often, rhinoplasty can provide relief for those who have structural concerns in the nose. In this case, Dr. Davis may remove cartilage to open the airways and correct the shape of the septum or strengthen the edges of the airways, allowing you to breathe easier.
Snoring for a few weeks after rhinoplasty is common. As the swelling inside the nose resolves, the airways will widen and allow for easier breathing.
What Should I Discuss With My Surgeon Beforehand?
Visit your doctor to determine whether your snoring is due to structural problems within the nose or other causes. During your consultation, Dr. Davis will examine your nasal anatomy to assess whether the surgical risks and benefits of rhinoplasty make it the best solution to resolve your snoring. Before your consultation, Dr. Davis recommends preparing a list of questions to ensure you receive the answers you need to make an informed decision.
Choosing the Best Rhinoplasty for Snoring Surgeon
Give yourself peace of mind by choosing an experienced plastic surgeon who is an expert in rhinoplasty procedures and will ensure you receive proper care before, during, and after your procedure.
With extensive training and unsurpassed education, board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Davis works with you to determine whether rhinoplasty might help you achieve your goal of stopping snoring. With a simple and direct approach, Dr. Davis understands how high-quality plastic surgery results can enrich and enhance her patients’ lives, making her one of the leading rhinoplasty surgeons in Beverly Hills.
Contact us today or call (310) 614-5898 to learn how one of the best rhinoplasty procedures in Beverly Hills may help alleviate your snoring and allow you to sleep in peace.