My 20-year-old daughter would like to get a nose job. However, she has amyopathic dermatomyositis since she was 5. We're also planning to check with her rheumatologist, but I'd like to ask here as well, does her condition make this surgery unadvisable? Would you turn a patient with her condition away?
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November 13, 2008
Answer: Rhinoplasty in Patient with Autoimmune Disease
This can certainly happen after surgery, and it may be due to a number of factors, including swelling, the surgical technique, or even how you healed after surgery. My advice would be to see how it looks after all of the swelling has resolved, and this may take a year or more. If you need to...
Every surgery or procedure has risks. In general, rhinoplasty risks are very small and complications are extremely rare. The majority of rhinoplasty patients go through with the procedure comfortably. If you are a healthy, non-smoker patient, the odds are even better for you. I highly suggest...
Based upon your photograph, it seems your request is reasonable. It certainly is possible to make the tip less boxy and reduce the nose to be more proportionate to your face, without creating a "pig-like" appearance with excessive show of the nostrils.
Of course, a full examination...