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Hello and thank you for your question. Thebest advice you can receive is from an in-person consultation. Cocaine usage can cause severe damage to the nose, including saddle nose deformity. I recommendthat you seek consultation with a qualified board-certified plastic surgeon whocan evaluate you in person.Best wishes and good luck.Richard G. Reish, M.D.Harvard-trained plastic surgeon
Cocaine sometimes can damage the septum, and it's not hard to tell when one examines it. Even if you get away with it, you would only be putting your own health at risk to go under anesthesia while using. Honesty is your best safety mechanism.
Cocaine usually damages the mucosa of the septum and can cause a septal perforation.It is important to give full disclosure to your surgeon before undergoing surgery.
Hi,Chronic cocaine use can have devastating effects on the nose. The first significant change is that the mucosal lining of the nose becomes scarred. This leads to poor blood flow and eventually the mucous lining and the cartilage die and this results in a perforation of the nasal septum. Symptoms of a perforation include whistling when breathing through the nose, nose bleeds, lots of crusting and nasal obstruction. The nasal septum is also a support beam for the nose and a perforation can cause the bridge of the nose to collapse causing a significant cosmetic deformity. Best,Mehdi Sina, MD
Most probably yes. the question is: use of cocaine PRIOR to a nose job or AFTER a nose job? In both cases, yes , use of cocaine is and will be detrimental to your nose (not to say about your overall health). it will compromise the healing process with risk of necrosis.
As others have indicated, chronic cocaine use interferes with the blood supply to the nasal septum and can result in a perforation or hole in the septum. This can lead to bleeding, whistling, and crusting. I have even seen a case where there was so much loss of the cartilage that the nose collapsed. Best to just stay away from it.
Hello and thank you for your question. The best advice you can receive is from an in-person consultation. If you are looking for an implant for dorsal augmentation, you may also want to consider diced cartilage wrapped in fascia. This can avoid many of the potential complications of a na...
Based on the photos provided it is difficult to determine if the sutures are infected. However, if you are feeling uneasy do not hesitate to call your surgeon so he/she may address your concerns.
It is very common to experience tooth sensitivity following septoplasty or rhinoplasty. It is due to their sharing of nerves, and will resolve on its own.
Click on the "Learn more" link, just below my response, or go here: FacialSurgery.com/RealSelf/RealSelf_Newhalldianne.html I made a computer morph of your nose, and an animation of the morph, to show the changes that are possible for your nose in truly expert hands. I narrowed the tip of your...
Plastic surgery scars require attention after surgery so that they remain cosmetically-appealing and barely noticeable. In our office, we use a protocol for scars that minimizes their activity in the 6-8 weeks after surgery. If you have late plastic surgery scars, you may also require laser and...
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