Nose
Ariel N. Rad, M.D., Ph.D. is experienced in rhinoplasty, septoplasty, and non-surgical nose job techniques. Dr. Rad trained with world-renowned rhinoplasty surgeons and his rhinoplasty experience as Director of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins attracts regional, national, and international patients who seek world-class results without downtime. Particularly in Washington DC, limiting downtime for nose surgery is often as important as the result itself and Dr. Rad is one of the few Washington DC and northern Virginia rhinoplasty surgeons offering the “closed” approach, a scarless and minimally invasive technique to achieve natural results with a fraction of the recovery time. Although Dr. Rad is skilled in the “open” approach patients seek his expertise in the scarless approach. In Washington DC Dr. Rad’s experience with nose surgery strikes the perfect balance of nuanced and refined results without excessive recovery.
Candidates
If you are healthy, have breathing obstruction, and/or desire an improvement in the appearance of your nose, regardless of whether you’ve had nasal surgery or procedures in the past, then you may be a good candidate for rhinoplasty, also known as nose job surgery. Dr. Rad focuses his rhinoplasty techniques on improving both aesthetic shape and airflow while minimizing tissue trauma, swelling, and recovery. Self-confidence and breathing can be significantly improved.
Dr. Rad’s Approach
Rhinoplasty is a delicate procedure requiring skill and experience to restore proportion, and Dr. Rad is one of the few plastic surgeons offering the “closed” scarless nose job. Very few surgeons can perform scarless rhinoplasty. However, the advantages of scarless techniques are many: aside from achieving equally excellent results, Dr. Rad’s closed technique involves no visible scar across the base of the nose, minimal invasiveness, limited swelling, and short recovery (7 days).
For your comfort and safety, light general anesthesia is administered by a Board-certified anesthesiologist in a hospital operating room and a breathing tube protects your airway. Dr. Rad makes incisions hidden inside the nostrils, not across the base of your nose as in the “open approach,” then he creates a precise tunnel through which a dorsal hump can be reduced and straightened. Dr. Rad then borrows cartilage from the septum (thus straightening a deviated septum, called septoplasty) and uses it as graft material to make refinements in nasal shape. When extra cartilage is required, the ear or rib are good sources. Dr. Rad places cartilage grafts in key areas to enhance and refine the shape and also improve airflow. Dr. Rad narrows the nasal bones and nasal base when necessary. Splints are placed inside and outside the nose for approximately 1 week, after which time patients can return to work and most activities with little restriction.
“The beauty in a face should be noticed, not the work that went into it.”