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Though one may have telogen with any stress or surgery, I personally have never seen this happen in more than 30 years of surgery. Usually the stress that causes this has to be profound, like a battle situation etc. A large part of our practice deals with hair loss, and I have not seen a patient done elsewhere with this problem.
In order for hair loss to be related to your surgery, the stress from surgery has to be significant. Although all surgery is stressful, it is unlikely that this surgery plays any role in your loss of hair. Perhaps you can see your internist to rule out any underlying problems that are causing your hair loss.
Although it is possible to have telogen effluvium after any significant stress, I've never seen or heard of this after rhinoplasty. The psychological or physical trauma is usually more severe than nasal surgery. We see a lot of men for hair loss, but your's is an unusual story. I would talk to a physician experienced in evaluating and treating hair loss. It may be helpful to use medicines. such as Propecia or Rogaine.
Hi Denver gal, As one of my fellow residents in training used to say, "NTW". Not to worry. The stitches could be removed after 5-7 days without affecting the outcome of your rhinoplasty. The time that dissolvable sutures take to dissolve varies depending upon the moisture, between...
The nose will look quite pinched after the rhinoplasty because the splint is on and is placed rather snugly over the nasal bones, which causes the upper lateral cartilages and the lower lateral cartilages to look slightly pinched during the immediate postoperative phase. It is impossible to...
A nasal splint or cast is an important part of most rhinoplasties. They are required when osteotomies (bone cuts) have been performed. This helps to stabilize the bone in its new position. We typically leave the splint in position for about 5 days. It is taped in place and easily removed. W...