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This is a rather peculiar question. Having an orgasm would have no effect on a rhinoplasty but the path taken to achieve it might.
The increase in blood pressure and heart rate during masturbation does not affect the healing and is unlikely to increase chance of bleeding at 4-days post-op rhinoplasty.
Dear Andie, We ask patients to refrain from activities that increase their body temperature and/or elevate their blood pressure in the beginning weeks of recovery from rhinoplasty surgery. Orgasm will increase the blood flow in the body however I would not be overtly concerned you have caused any excess swelling from your activity. You can discuss this concern with your surgeon in privacy and he/she may want to set some limitations on your extracurricular activities. Best regards, Michael V. Elam, M.D.
In general, resection of the depressor septi muscle will not affect your smile the much. However, if you had augmentation rhinoplasty using L-Shape silicone implant, particularly with the large pre-maxillar part design, or pre-maxillar augmentation had been done, it may alter your smile...
Since cocaine is a vasoconstrictor it can severely damage your nose, especially after rhinoplasty. The lining of the nose is quite fragile and inhaled substances such as cocaine can permanently damage the nose including creating a septal perforation and collapse your nose. In my practice, we r...
If the septum is deviated, or the nasal valves are collapsed, or the bones impede the airway then insurance will generally help with the repair costs. Valve repair and repairing a septonasal fracture will change the shape of the nose and can sometimes do the same thing as a rhinoplasty. If the...