Rhinoplasty surgeries are performed by using different techniques, instruments and materials in different styles. The extent of the problem in your nose, previous nose surgeries, the necessity to obtain cartilage pieces from the ear or the ribs and concha hypertrophy, accompanying problems like sinusitis that require intervention during the same operation affects the cost of the surgery.
Another factor that has impact on the cost is the hospital in which the operation will be performed. Operations performed in fully equipped, high standard hospitals (like Amerikan Hospital -İstanbul), though the surgical cost of surgery is the same, since other costs (room, usage of the operation room, materials, anesthesia, examination) are relatively high, he total cost of the operation increases compared to smaller hospitals.
Rhinoplasty operation is not covered by health insurances just like other aesthetic operations. Therefore, the cost of the operation is usually given as a package price. That is, the price that you will pay is determined before the surgery as a fixed price.
The experience, training and surgical skills of the surgeon who will perform the operation are the most important factors on the aesthetic and functional success of the intervention that will be performed on a conspicuous, critical anatomical structure that is located at the center of your face, however, the quality of the instruments and materials used during the surgery also have an important role. For example, instead of using expensive surgical sutures that completely dissolves within 4-6 months, using comparatively cheaper sutures that do not dissolve spontaneously while fixing the cartilage structures may lead to problems like foreign substance reaction, infection in time.
Similar situations may be effective in many different factors from the quality of the other materials and equipments to the sterilization, that is, decrease in the cost usually means making concessions on the quality.
As a consequence, when you decide to undergo rhinoplasty which is a complex surgery, the price that you will pay is certainly an important criterion; however, it should not be the top priority. The first surgery is the one that has the highest success rate. The success rate of the following corrective operations and the rate of yielding functional results gradually decrease. For an operation that gives final result within a period of 6-12 months, the experience of the surgeon and the number of the cases he or she performed are the most important factors that have influence on the result. Therefore, correct selection of the surgeon who will perform your operation must be your top priority.
The cost of the surgery varies within a very wide range according to the parameters that are mentioned above. The correct approach is having a complete aesthetic and functional nose evaluation after deciding on your surgeon, and to decide on the interventions that have to be performed. In order for your operation to be successful in respect to aesthetic and important functions of the nose, the necessity for additional interventions like nasal turbinate or sinus surgery may effect the cost and also the selection of the hospital and the price of your surgery may only be determined realistically after all these stages.
