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How Likely Will Potentially Deadly Risks from Rhinoplasty Occur?

I'll be having a rhinoplasty soon with a doctor in New Orleans, and I really feel confident in his expertise. However, when I went to sign the papers,...

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I Got Rhinoplasty 7 Days Ago and I Keep Picking my Nose. Will I Get an Infection?

I got gore-tex on my bridge and ear cartilage on my tip and there are disolvable stiches in my nose. However, when I went to get my stitches out (from...

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Can Implants Become Infected Years After Surgery?

Is it true that implants can become infected sometimes years after surgery? If so, what causes the infection and what can patients do to minimize the...

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Bad Smell,is It an Infection?

I got a nose job bout 3 weeks ago,past few days I noticed a smell frm my nose,is it infected? I still have the dissolvible stitches in my nose,is it...

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Surface Infection One Year After Rhinoplasty

I had an open rhinoplasty which involved taking cartilage from my ear and using it to pull my nose downwards/lengthen it as a follow-up to upper/lower...

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Two Years Post-op Rhinoplasty - Possible Complication / Infection?

I had rhinoplasty two years ago. One of the incisions over the past 2 years would occasionally get a little red and then it would go away. This last...

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Do You Think I Have an Infected Nasal Bridge Implant?

I had a rhinoplasty+alarplaty w/silicone implant 6yrs ago.I didn't encounter any problem not until last 7wks when i started having a watery...

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Weird Smell In My Nose 6 Weeks Post-Op, Could This Be Infection?

Hi im about 6 weeks post op from a rhinoplasty. when i go to clean my nose i can smell this weird scent in my nose. its like im smelling my own nose....

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What Happens when You Get an Infection After Rhinoplasty?

I had a rhinoplasty and a forehead lift 8 days ago. I was instructed to take keflex 500mg qid and ended up with thrush and a nasal infection. I went...

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What's the Chance of Infection or Extrusion with Gore-Tex Nasal Implants?

I have just gotten rhinoplasty and since found out my surgeon used gore tex. I am stressed out because I understand that there are complication...

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