I recently had a open rhinoplasty on 21st April. 4 days later I've been rinsing my nose with saline spray as instructed. The dried blood around my dissolvable stitches is still there. Should I gently clean it with a saline soaked q tip or just leave the dried blood. I have a incision on each side of my nose at the top also but they are covered by the splint. I'm in no pain or discomfort just want to make sure the stitches dissolve properly? I'm worried about infection also. How do they look?
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Hello and thank you for your question. Based on your
photograph, you may benefit from a tip refining rhinoplasty. Your surgeon can
accomplish this by trimming, suturing, and reshaping the cartilage in your
lower nose. Some the lateral soft tissue can be debulked also. Make sure you s...
Each plan is different and reimbursement from insurance is becoming increasingly difficult. Medicare should reimburse for septal deviation and other functional issues. However, the process of reimbursement is such that many surgeons are requesting payment prior to surgery.