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Can I ask my septoplasty surgeon to change the shape of my nose?

May 26, 2014
Asked By:zoemilton

I'll be having septoplasty on the NHS next month and I'm meeting with the surgeon in a couple of days, the septoplasty is to repair my deviated septum and I will not be paying for it. I was planning on having rhinoplasty after the surgery to change the shape of my nose for cosmetic reasons, can I combine the two operations and ask the surgeon about paying the doctor myself to do septo-rhinoplasty?

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May 27, 2014

Answer: Septorhinoplasty

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