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Growing up as the daughter of Hispanic parents with Eastern European heritage, a Yemenite uncle and cousins, African American godparents, and studying Indian Art History in college, Dr. Halaas has fallen in love with the varied ethnic beauties present in our multi-cultured world.

Wide noses with poorly defined tips can be helped tremendously with a more refined upper portion of the nose and a sculpting but structurally sound approach to the tip. Droopy tips can benefit from repositioning which can create a lasting and natural result. All of these nasal enhancements can be made while still respecting the patient’s cultural identity. A natural beautiful result is always the ultimate goal.

How Dr. Halaas performs rhinoplasty

Dr. Halaas is well-known for her one-on-one patient care and attention to detail. Her compassion, understanding, and ability to listen closely and attentively to each concern that her patients have allows her to deliver the refined, natural-looking nose you want. She will guide you expertly throughout the entire process.

Rather than a one-size-fits-all approach to rhinoplasty, Dr. Halaas customizes each procedure to the specific patient. She will use either an open or closed technique. The right one for you will be determined during your consultation, in which Dr. Halaas will take you step-by-step through the entire procedure and recovery process so you know what to expect. 

In an open rhinoplasty, Dr. Halaas makes an incision between the nostrils, which she will strategically place to avoid any scarring. During your rhinoplasty, your nose will be “open” and visible so that Dr. Halaas can best see and enhance its features. The surgery and recovery period when undergoing an open rhinoplasty are usually longer.

A closed rhinoplasty is relatively more limited. It involves an internal incision, which leaves no visible signs of scarring and which allows the surgery to be conducted through the nostrils. When determining when to use the open vs. the closed technique, Dr. Halaas takes into account the severity of work to be done and the specific changes to be made to the new nose. 

Dr. Yael Halaas is a Facial and Plastic Reconstructive Surgeon licensed to practice in New York and New Jersey. She fluently speaks Spanish as a second language.

Her expertise and extensive experience in all rhinoplasty surgery, especially ethnic rhinoplasty surgery procedures, enables her to create a change or repair a nose while still maintaining the ethnic heritage of the patient that is facially harmonious with no detectable signs of surgery.

Call Dr. Halaas’ New York City office for a consultation and permit her to create a refreshed and revitalized look for you too!

Yael Halaas MD

Written by Dr. Halaas

COVID-19 Safety Measures

We understand that there may be times when you miss an appointment due to emergencies or obligations for work and family.

However, due to Covid 19. and the current CDC guidelines, we are implementing a new ” no exceptions” cancellation/no show/rescheduling policy effective September 1, 2020.

If any appointment is cancelled or RESCHEDULED less than 24 hours in advance you will be charged a fee of $100. This policy will be in place until further notice and applies to new AND existing clients We apologize for any inconvenience but look forward to getting through this difficult time together.

At Dr. Halaas office, we take our staff’s and patients’ health very seriously. We are implementing safety measures to ensure everyone who comes through our doors will experience the highest level of care and the lowest risk levels.

Safety of our Employees

Each day we are taking our employees temperatures and going over a questionnaire to make sure we are all in the best of health. If anyone has a temperature over 100.4, or has fever, sore throat, chills, loss of taste, cough, shortness of breath, muscle pains, or headache, they will be asked to leave and go see their primary care doctor, or go get tested.

If an employee has been in contact with someone with Covid, we will ask them to get themselves tested, or they will have to quarantine themselves for two weeks.

We have installed a sneeze guard at our front counter for the safety of both our employees and our patients.

Safety of our Patients

Patients must sign up for our patient portal before coming to their appointment

  • Information to get into the portal will be emailed immediately after making an appointment
  • Information to be completed will be medical history as well as a Covid questionnaire
  • Covid questionnaire must be completed for EVERY visit patient makes until further notice
  • We also have a patient app, MyPatientVisit, that we can communicate with the patient when we are ready to see them

All patients must wear masks to their appointment.

We ask patients to come to their appointment alone. Minors may be accompanied by an adult.

Temperature will be taken at the door.

  • If they have a temperature over 100.4 they will be rescheduled and asked to go see their primary care doctor

Once patient has been cleared, we will escort them to their suite where they will be treated.
We have removed water and snacks from our waiting area, as well as all pamphlets regarding services.

Each room will be thoroughly disinfected in between patients
We encourage telehealth consults beforehand, so we can make a plan for when patients do come into office.

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