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How Likely Will Potentially Deadly Risks from Rhinoplasty Occur?

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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, a few things scared me on the risk list. So now, I'm hoping to get some idea as to how often these worst case scenario risks occur, given that I am in competent hands. What frightens me is that the list mentioned things like toxic shock syndrome and also meningitis. Obviously this really scares the heck out of me. How likely are these potentially deadly risks to occur? Thanks?

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