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No Follow-up for Two Weeks After Rhinoplasty?

asked 2 years ago by laaaguilar in OHIO
Latest answer by William Portuese, MD
Question viewed 402 times
Tags: nose

Hello. I am considering Rhinoplasty and I would like to travel back to my country to do it.

I am wondering if this is a good idea because I won't be able to see my doctor after two weeks in case there are any complications.

My case is mild but still it worries me a little. Should I do it?

5 answers to No Follow-up for Two Weeks After Rhinoplasty?

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Rhinoplasty Followup

We frequently do rhinoplasties on patients from other countries who return home one week post-operatively. If there were any problems, they would be minor and handled by surgeons in their community.
Richard W. Fleming, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.bevhills.com

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Complications from rhinoplasty are very rare.

 We let our rhinoplasty patients that come from all over the world go home to their native country 6 days after surgery. In more than 30 years we have never had any problem,but if we did we would have a rhinoplasty surgeon in their home country see them.
Toby Mayer, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Follow-up two weeks after Rhinoplasty

Think carefully. GOOD NEWS - In today's world, there are qualified plastic surgeons in nearly every country in the world. In many of these countries the cost of practicing medicine is a lot cheaper than in the US where Federal regulations, cost of malpractice insurance etc make running an office an expensive proposition. As a result, you can get procedures done considerably cheaper than in the US. BAD NEWS - The bodies certifying and regulating plastic surgeons differ tremendously from... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon
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Rhinoplasty outside of the U.S.

If you are considering performing a rhinoplasty in another country, chances are the surgeon is not as well experienced as many surgeons in the United States. Rhinoplasty is the most difficult operation to do in view of cosmetic surgery and needs to be done by someone who is well versed and has performed thousands of rhinoplasty surgeries. It sounds as though there will not be any follow up with your surgeon since he/she is in another country. Follow-up with rhinoplasty surgery will be... more
William Portuese, MD

Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.seattlefacial.com

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Not uncommon

Many patients choose to travel for their procedures and not seeing your primary surgeon after two weeks would only turn out to be a signficant issue if you would require a minor revision in the first year after your surgery. Revsions are rare and most of your necessary post op care can be completed in two to three weeks.
Richard Gentile, MD

Cleveland Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.facialplastics.org

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