Rhinoplasty may be performed in infants with cleft lip, as part of the cleft lip and nasal repair.
Patients with clefts often benefit from a definitive rhinoplasty procedure to address facial symmetry and any breathing problems.
The timing is once facial maturity has been reached, when the face is no longer growing.
Rhinoplasty may be performed after trauma, when the nasal bones are fractured.
Rhinoplasty may be performed for aesthetic and or functional reasons as well.