Is cosmetic surgery taxable?

Although cadaver grafts oe synthetic material such as Alloderm can be used to augment the nose I prefer to use the patient's own cartilage , usually harvested from the septum or ear, because survival of the graft and incorporation within the normal surrounding tissue is better.

Hi Joey. Thanks for your questions. It's nice to hear that you have already noticed a straighter nose. Yes, your tip at one week will be very swollen. In fact, it can often look bigger than it was prior to surgery. I find that most of the swelling should come down by 6-8 weeks, but swelling will...

Your nose has undergone a significant amount of trauma during your rhinoplasty. At 12 days, it is still too sensitive and swollen to tolerate the insertion of a nose ring. I would wait at least two months before considering putting the nose ring back. Even then, I would advise some caution if it...

Cocaine causes constriction of blood vessels and thus compromises blood supply.  Repeated use can lead to septal perforation and collapse of the nose.  The safest thing to do at this point would be to hold off on nasal surgery to allow your nose to recover.  Be honest with your surgeon, so he...

Hi and thanks for your question.  You will typically want to wait at least six weeks and often three months between any two surgical procedures.  Liposuction procedures, in particular, can lead to significant fluid shifts in the body which can affect your recovery from another...

Hi Brazuss,Broken capillaries can really develop on the nose following Rhinoplasty. This can be improved by laser. The success rate for this procedure is high while the risk of complication is very minimal, though present such as scarring, skin necrosis, or hyperpigmentation/redness.