Rhinoplasty: Q&A
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I was researching the risks or rhinoplasty online today and I would like to know if they are true, if so how likely is it that that risk can occur and how can it be avoided? - the possibility of heart attack or stroke because of a blood clot( it was not explained) - lose of sense of smell - lose of feeling in nose - bad reaction to anesthesia as a health 20 year old woman should I be very concerned about these things?
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Jen in NJ
in Madison, NJ
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Risks of rhinoplasty
The risks of rhinoplasty in experienced hands are very minimal. The chance of a heart attack or stroke during a rhinoplasty for a 20-year-old is extremely rare during brief anesthesia and as long as you are in good health, there should be no anesthetic complications. Patients do not lose sense of smell from a rhinoplasty. However, patients do experience a decreased sense of smell for 1-2 weeks after surgery, which is due to swelling inside the nose. Most patients...
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Risks of
There are always risks associated with general anesthesia that are distinct from the specific surgical procedure risks. Heart attack, arrhythmia (irregular, insufficient heart beat), respirator y depression (too sleepy to breathe), DVT (blood clots), malignant hyperthermia (severe atypical reaction to anesthesia) and pulmonary embolism are scary but thankfully rare complications of any surgery involving anesthesia. The risk in an individual patient is related to the health status...
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Risks of Rhinoplasty?
I have performed Rhinoplasty for 25 years and IMHO, the risk of a healthy 20 year-old having a serious medical issue is very unlikely (though nothing is guaranteed). IMO, you are at much higher risk of not getting the desired aesthetic result if the Rhinoplasty Surgeon doesn't understand and follow the proper aesthetics of facial (and nasal) beauty for the creation of a naturally more attractive nose and face. This is all part of what is discussed during the personal...
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Risks from rhinoplasty surgery?
There is no "risk-less" surgery just as there is no "risk-less" driving or eating, for example. A number of factors lessen complications as a result of surgery: the better your health, the less your risk. The more qualified the surgeon and anesthesiologist, the lower your risk. The better you follow your pre and post operative instructions, the less risk you have. Even then, there are no guarantees. But overall, the risks are not high. We surgeons try...
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Rhinoplasty is very safe.
Hi.
The risk to your health is REALLY tiny. The realistic risk is that 5% of rhinoplasty patients need a touch up.
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Risks associated with rhinoplasty
In general, the possible risks of rhinoplasty may include the following:
1) Bleeding (hematoma)
2) Infection
3) Asymmetry
4) Scar tissue buildup
5) Broken blood vessels
6) Nose being overdone from an over-aggressive surgery
7) Chronic swelling
8) Nasal obstruction
If you are in good health and cleared for surgery following a physical exam, the possibility of a heart attack occurring is very slim. Numbness in the nose is not uncommon following surgery, but...
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Charlotte Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Rhino Risks!
Individual risks vary, of course, but a healthy twenty year old with no significant risk factors constitute one of our best candidates for rhinoplasty.
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Very Low
The risks are very low. Talk to your doctor, I have been doing noses for 30+ years -- minor things can happen , but death and blood clots are VERY unlikely.
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Risks of rhinoplasty
Major risks of anesthesia that you are asking about are very rare in healthy patients with no individual or family risk factors. Many anesthesiologist quote a risk of 1 in 20,000 since that is supposed to be the risk of randomly getting hit by a car as you cross the street. This is facetious of course but meant to provide some perspective.
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Risks of Rhinoplasty
Risks associated with rhinoplasty vary depending on the health of the patient and what needs to be done during the surgery. Just like the surgery which is individualized for every patient the discussion of risks is also unique to each individual.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.
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