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Rhinoplasty under local anesthesia? It seems like nobody is willing to perform a nose job without general anesthesia, but why?

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dear doctors i am looking for somebody who can perform rhinoplasty with local anesthesia, i dont know for what reason but all surgeons i met do rhinoplasties "ONLY UNDER GENERAL", but whats the logic/reason? if open heart surgery, all kind of organ transplants and even brain tumor surgeries nowadays are being performed under local anesthesia then why not nose jobs? i have had several nose jobs in the past but this last time i want to be awake during, (especially if it takes only 1-2 hours), thx

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