Will seborrheic dermatitis affect my candidacy for alarplasty?

Seborrheic dermatitis typically does not impact eligibility for alarplasty. In my experience, patients with this condition have not encountered healing issues following the procedure.

After rhinoplasty surgery, minor skin reactions may occur if the patient has an allergy to the prep used to clean the skin or to the tape and/or splint used to protect the nose. This is known as contact dermatitis and often is reversible once the causative agent is removed.Seborrhoeic dermatitis is a common, chronic type dermatitis that mainly affects the sebaceous glands within the skin. A few studies looking at certain skin conditions following rhinoplasty surgery, namely acne, seborrhoeic dermatitis, rose and demodicosis, have reported worsening of the conditions. It is worth mentioning that many of these studies are based on a small number of patients, therefore may not be a fair representation of all patients with skin conditions undergoing rhinoplasty surgery

If your skin condition is at the incision line, then it could have some impact on the procedure and outcome.
If you haven’t selected a provider, then I suggest having multiple in person, consultations with plastic surgeons in your community who have a proven track record with rhinoplasty surgery.
If you’ve selected a provider already, then you should forward your questions to Him or her.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom, MD