Every woman knows her face down to the smallest detail. In the minutes in front of the mirror, a thousand doubts arise in her mind. “Isn’t my face narrow?” “Eh, I wish I didn’t have this hump” “My cheekbones stand out too much” “I don’t have a symmetrical face.” Someone lives well with these doubts and solves their worries with cosmetics. And someone decides to correct natural defects with the help of a plastic surgeon. And one of the most popular plastic surgeries is still rhinoplasty.
What is the relationship between facial symmetry and nose surgery?
If you don't like history, skip this paragraph :). Since the times of ancient Greece, artists and sculptors have tried to calculate human beauty using formulas. They talked about symmetry and asymmetry of the face. Absolutely symmetrical statues have still been preserved. Literally as if they were mirrored. But antiquity also gave us works of art with facial asymmetry. The basis for the “beauty formula” was made by Leonardo Da Vinci. As a talented mathematician, he derived the rule of the golden ratio. He said that beauty is not in symmetry, but in the harmonious relationship of distances between facial features. Thanks to this conclusion, the Mona Lisa, a completely mathematically calculated painting, and many more works of art based on mathematics appeared. Sorry, I got distracted and forgot about my nose. The fact is that the starting point for facial symmetry is the nose.
I have operated on more than two thousand noses. Now I will try to tell you my opinion about when and under what conditions rhinoplasty should be done.
Levin Sergey Lvovich
Plastic surgeon, Doctor of Medical Sciences. Full member of the Swiss Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (SSPRAS). Head of the EMC Aesthetic Clinic.
Has been practicing plastic surgery since 1991.
Levin Sergey Lvovich is a follower of Denis Montandon, the legendary plastic surgeon, president of the European Association of Plastic Surgeons (EURAPS), head of the department of plastic surgery at the University of Geneva.
During his professional and scientific activities in the field of plastic surgery, he developed a number of proprietary methods for complex facial rejuvenation, based on endoscopic and cellular technologies, lipofilling techniques (to create a youthful facial oval). He has a patent for the FEEL&LOOK YOUNGER® technology - a unique method of non-surgical rejuvenation of the body with its own fibroblasts, first presented in Russia. He developed the “invisible scar” technique using the plasmacytic fraction. Created protocols for the clinical use of peptides for the purpose of immobilizing fibroblasts for the exclusive order of the Swiss clinic General Beaulieu.
Sergey Lvovich actively takes part in research work:
- is the chairman of the scientific commission of the Department of Research at the Department of Plastic Surgery of the University of Geneva;
- took part in fundamental research in plastic surgery together with Giulio Gabbiani, one of the world's leading experts in the field of cellular rejuvenation using fibroblasts;
- participant in the research project “Skin Renewal” at the Canadian University of Toronto;
- takes part in the development of the “face-transforming” complex - a promising area of plastic surgery, which is based on surgical and non-invasive techniques that make it possible to restore volumes and lines lost with age, to change facial features in order to create harmonious proportions.
- presented a new gentle surgical technique for abdominoplasty that minimizes postoperative complications;
- participated in the Washington Congress on Plastic Surgery with the presentation of a new technique for correcting the volume and shape of the legs and ankles.
He is the author of more than 30 specialized publications, including the author of a scientific work on the role of cytokines (molecules that regulate cellular activity) in the aging process of the human body.
Plastic surgeon Sergei Lvovich Levin is actively involved in teaching, passing on his many years of experience to the younger generation of specialists. He was invited as a lecturer with a report on “Endoscopic temporal and frontal face lifting” to Berlin at the open European forum of plastic surgeons, and he also teaches a master class “Appearance Profiling” on rhinoplasty in Montreux (Switzerland).
Currently, surgeon Levin S.L. is one of the most sought-after plastic surgeons not only in Russia, but also in England, France and Switzerland, where he regularly performs on-site operations. Specializes in facelifts, blepharoplasty, rhinoplasty, mammoplasty, abdominoplasty and liposuction.
Clinic:
- Aesthetic Clinic EMC Clinic of Plastic Surgery and Cosmetology
Prices for services:
Plastic surgery | ||
Abdominoplasty | 575.000 — 710.000 rub. | |
Mini abdominoplasty | 310.000 — 445.000 rub. | |
Blepharoplasty | 120.000 — 300.000 rub. | |
Brachioplasty | 235.000 — 330.000 rub. | |
Gluteoplasty (buttock surgery) | 330.000 — 485.000 rub. | Does not include the cost of implants. |
Cruroplasty (shin surgery) | 280.000 — 415.000 rub. | Does not include the cost of implants. |
Liposuction | 70.000 — 325.000 rub. | |
Lipofilling | 62.000 — 242.000 rub. | Surgical treatment of facial soft tissue atrophy with autologous fat. |
Mentoplasty | 105.000 — 205.000 rub. | Does not include the cost of the implant. |
Otoplasty | 175.000 — 235.000 rub. | |
Breast lift (mastopexy) | 160.000 — 650.000 rub. | |
Thigh lift | 215.000 — 285.000 rub. | |
Facelift | 235.000 — 1.090.000 rub. | |
Circular lift, SMAS | 430.000 — 880.000 rub. | |
Thread lift | 80.600 rub. | Aptos, Silhouette Lift. |
Endoscopic lift | 360.000 — 450.000 rub. | |
Rhinoplasty | 370.000 — 605.000 rub. | |
Plastic surgery of the tip of the nose | 400.000 — 480.000 rub. | |
Septoplasty | 185.000 — 220.000 rub. | |
Breast augmentation | 520.000 — 700.000 rub. | |
Removal of implants | 100.000 — 280.000 rub. | |
Breast reduction | 260.000 — 930.000 rub. | |
Cheiloplasty | 95.000 — 220.000 rub. | |
Cosmetology | ||
Biorevitalization | 18.000 — 140.000 rub. | |
IAL System | 20.500 rub. | Including 1 unit. drug. |
Teosial Redensity | 13.000 — 42.000 rub. | Including 1 unit. drug. |
Hyaluronic acid | 29.200 rub. | Including 1 unit. drug. |
Restylane | 32.000 rub. | For 0.5 ml of the drug. |
Lip Refresh | 55.000 rub. | |
Vital | 30.000 rub. | Including 1 unit. drug. |
Vital Light | 22.300 rub. | Including 1 ml. |
Botulinum toxin | ||
Lantox (1 unit) | 800 rub. | |
Botox (1 unit) | 800 rub. | |
Dysport (1 unit) | 185 rub. | |
Treatment of hyperhidrosis | 71.300 rub. | Depending on the number of bottles of the drug administered (Botox - 100 units; Dysport - 500 units; Xeomin - 100 units), including the cost of the drug. |
Dermabrasion | 10.850 — 23.250 rub. | Diamond grinding... |
Contour plastic | ||
Belotero | ||
Intense | 42.000 rub. | For 1 unit drug. |
Soft | 42.000 rub. | For 1 unit drug. |
Radiesse | 45.900 rub. | 1.5 ml. |
Restylane | ||
Lip VOLUME | 42.000 rub. | For 1 ml of the drug. |
Lipp | 56.500 rub. | For 1 ml of the drug. |
Perlane | 21.000 rub. | For 0.5 ml of the drug. |
Teosial | ||
Global Action | 29.750 rub. | For 1 ml. drug. |
Kiss | 30.400 rub. | For 1 ml. drug. |
Ultra Deep | 36.000 rub. | For 1 ml. drug. |
Ultimate | 60.750 rub. | 3 ml. |
Juvederm | ||
Hydrate | 29.300 rub. | Including 1 unit. drug. |
Volbella | 46.500 rub. | For 1 ml of the drug. |
Voluma | 30.700 rub. | For 1 ml of the drug. |
Ultra-2 | 26.000 rub. | For 1 unit drug. |
Ultra-3 | 36.000 rub. | For 1 unit drug. |
Ultra-4 | 42.000 rub. | |
Treatment of acne (acne) | 6.600 — 20.000 rub. | |
Scar treatment (non-surgical) | 9.300 — 68.700 rub. | |
Non-surgical liposuction | 19.500 — 86.800 rub. | 1 zone. Ultrasonic cavitation / cryolipolysis using the Zeltiq device. |
Mesotherapy | ||
Mezovarton | 23.500 rub. | Including 1 unit. drug. |
Mesotherapy for hair | 13.900 rub. | |
Mesoexpert | 42.000 rub. | Including 3 ml. drug. |
Ozone therapy | 3.350 — 12.350 rub. | |
Plasmolifting | 15.500 — 37.200 rub. | |
RF lifting | 11.700 — 60.800 rub. | |
SPRS therapy | 350.000 — 750.000 rub. | Production of 1 course of SPRS drug (1 dose of 60 million cells) - 200 thousand rubles. Storage of a cell data bank for 10 calendar years (starting from the 2nd calendar year) - 125 thousand rubles. |
Spider veins | 3.700 — 30.550 rub. | |
Photorejuvenation | 5.600 — 27.750 rub. | |
Fractional thermolysis | 16.000 — 85.000 rub. | Fractional photothermolysis using a CO2 apparatus (DROT therapy). |
Chemical peeling | 10.000 — 18.000 rub. | |
Epilation | ||
Laser hair removal | 3.700 — 23.200 rub. |
Reason number one to get a nose job: breathing problems
Medical indications for nose surgery occur in 20% of plastic surgeons' patients. A crooked septum, nasal diseases and much more make breathing difficult. The patient does not smell, he suffers from frequent headaches, and it is very difficult to exercise. The operation that restores healthy breathing is called septoplasty. During this procedure, a plastic surgeon operates on the nasal septum and restores its functional properties.
Reason number two for rhinoplasty: aesthetic concerns about the nose.
As I wrote in the paragraph about symmetry, the nose is the main organ on a person’s face, on which the harmonious relationship of distances depends. The most common aesthetic problems are:
- Crook in the nose
- Nostrils too wide
- Too thick nose
- Nose too long
- Not symmetrical nose
- Saddle nose
- Potato nose (thick tip of the nose)
The result of a plastic surgeon's work should be an aesthetically attractive nose. Not small and not big. Not puppet-like or “unnatural”, but neat and harmonious. The ideal result can be considered a situation when none of the girlfriends believes that rhinoplasty was performed.
Surgical career
He took his first steps in the work that in the future would become Sergei’s main specialty in Switzerland. Then he managed to amaze many experienced surgical specialists by the fact that the young doctor was able to discover the unusual properties of a chemical substance that worked as an excellent healing drug.
Literally after a year, already a practicing doctor, Levin was able to get a place in one of the most prestigious and famous clinics in Geneva. He was brilliant at his job, so after a few years in surgery, Sergei was ready to start his own teaching career.
How to prepare for rhinoplasty?
First of all, you should quit smoking or at least reduce the number of cigarettes. You should also stop taking a number of medications that your doctor will tell you about. But the main preparation is psychological. You need to prepare for a nose job with your head. Try to put aside worries. Go only to a trusted doctor with a lot of recommendations. View before and after photos and see the enormous experience of the plastic surgeon. Be sure to ask all your questions to the doctor during your consultation. Oh yes, we still need to prepare a week for rehabilitation. Why so few? Read the next paragraph