I’ll be heading to SK for a primary rhinoplasty, But the thing about the hospital and clinics there are that the doctors refuse to perform rhinoplasty for you without getting a 3D CT scan of your entire skull and sinus (even if you have no prior health condition etc.). I ask this because I’m worried about the amount of radiation I’ll be exposed to as I’m only 20 years of age. The CT scan will be done twice, once before the surgery and the second a month post op! Thanks for your input, doctors!
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Thank you for your question! From your picture, it appears this is either a small suture (stitch), or some debris from surgery. Most likely this is nothing to worry about. I do agree that your need to let your surgeon know about this keep he/she informed of any other changes. You may even w...
In our practice, the cost of a nose job (cost of rhinoplasty) generally runs from about $10,000 to $20,000, depending on the exact procedure to be performed. Where the surgery is completed is also a major factor. If the nose job must be done in a hospital instead of an outpatient surgery center,...
Every surgeon is different. We essentially never pack the nose. A simple narrowing of the nostrils (alar base narrowing) can be done under local anesthesia but we would almost always use sedation or general anesthesia for a tip or complete rhinoplasty. One of the basic truths about rhinoplasty...
