I'm planning to have revision rhinoplasty done a year after my primary rhinoplasty. When I go for my revision consultation, I'll have to show the new surgeon my primary rhinoplasty operative report. How do I go about asking my original surgeon office for the operative report without making him feel offended or disrespected? Thanks.
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Being only 6 weeks out of surgery it is very possible that your symptoms are caused by swelling which still exists inside the nose. The constricted feeling is also secondary to healing taking place. I suggest you follow up with your surgeon at regular intervals so he or she may...
Brooke,
Sorry to hear about that trouble you're having! However, I doubt it's early scar contracture. Likely you have a malpositioned cartilage or some thinning of the skin. 5 months after rhinoplasty is not necessarily too early for a revision - it really depends upon what...
Although complications can occur even in the hands of excellent surgeons, rhinoplasty results do depend on the skill and experience of the surgeon. Undetectable spreader grafts can be placed in thin skinned individuals; sometimes fascia is placed over the grafts if necessary.
