I am 5'6, male, 18yr old & 115lb I have heard that this is underweight for my height but I find it very difficult to gain any weight, I want a rhinoplasty procedure & have wanted one for very long now, would my weight prevent the chances of me being a candidate? besides my weight I'm 100% healthy.
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March 6, 2014
Answer: Rhinoplasty in the skinny male is possible.
At 6 weeks after a closed reduction, the nasal bones are set in a permanent position. An open reduction nasal fracture through closed rhinoplasty techniques can narrow and straighten the nasal bones more effectively due to the medial and lateral osteotomies that are performed. A closed ...
Tennis: the thicker the skin before surgery, the longer it will take for swelling to resolve after surgery. Steroid shots can help with swelling but they can also thin the skin and cause prominent blood vessels, so be careful. 5-fluorouracil is another medicine that can be injected...
Continued bleeding after septal, turbinate, and sinus surgery could be due to several different things, particularly in the winter if you live in an area with cold, dry air. Most likely it is just a prominent blood vessel on the front of your septum that could have been irritated by the...
