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Is alarplasty safe on local anaesthetic?

Zoecutechick1Apr 19, 2022
How likely is blood going back of the throat? I am unsure whether to do an alaplasty under local anaesthetic, local anaesthetic with sedation. Is general anaesthetic required to keep me safe?

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Dr. Robert Ciardullo, MD
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Cem Altindag, MD

Hi, Thank you for your question. Unfortunately you need mainly a tipplasty as well as alarplasty, to me. RegardsCem AltindagRegardsThe Nose Cl.Istanbul

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Ronald J. Edelson, MD

Although I am aware of various forms of alarplasty and commonly do them, I have never performed what you describe and show. I think it is a bad idea and very risky to create a weird appearance. I advise against it

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David M. Kowalczyk, MD, MBA, FACS

Good Afternoon! I am unfamiliar with this technique. The problem with being too aggressive with the nostrils is that if asymmetries are created, they can be very difficult to correct. Significant deformities can occur with poorly-executed alarplasties outside of this technique. I would advise...

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