Will crystalline cortisone injections make a successful rhinoplasty or future revision hard to achieve?
March 3, 2024
Asked By:Sean1711 in Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
Hi, last friday I had my official consultation for my upcoming thick-skin rhinoplasty. In the treatment plan it was said that due to the thickness of my dermal layer, to achieve a visible result, crystalline cortisone needs to be injected 12 weeks before the operation and then again after. I read that after crystalline cortisone injctions, the nose becomes impossible to operate on, which my surgon refutes. But I need a second opinion. Will I be unable to revision the rhinoplasty after?
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Answer: We do not use Cortisone Preoperatively in patients with thick skin.
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