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As long as you are otherwise healthy and don't anemia at baseline this should not be an issue. Bleeding during nasal surgery performed by a rhinoplasty expert is typically minimal. You should have an opportunity to discuss this with your plastic surgeon and anesthesiologist tomorrow prior to surgery. This should provide some reassurance for you. I hope this information is helpful. Stephen Weber MD, FACS Weber Facial Plastic Surgery
Menstruation in general should not impact your surgery. I have operated on many patients when they were experiencing their menses.
Generally speaking there is no risk provided your Hemoglobin level in your blood is normal. You can determine this by a simple blood test before the operation. If your Hemoglobin is low and you are anemic you need to speak to your Plastic Surgeon ASAP. Being anemic prior to an operation has a lot of drawbacks and I dont proceed with the operation if patients are anemic. It is prudent to wait a few months till it is corrected. Hope this information helps
It is certainly acceptable undergo general anesthesia before, during, or after your menstrual period. For more information and many before and after rhinoplasty examples, please see the link and the video below
Many plastic surgeons in today’s world, including myself, have an office equipped with digital imaging software. This technology allows a computerized image of the nose to be virtually manipulated and can give the patient and doctor a means to create a realistic goal for the rhinoplasty. S...
This is one of the few areas in aesthetic surgery where most of the time it is really all about your own preference as I give my patients the choice of which profile they prefer. However, I do usually make a recommendation. You need to spend some time in front of the computer imaging...
The nose is made of bone and cartilage (hard, firm structures) covered by skin. Compression of these structures will only compress the skin, but not the bone or cartilage. However, post-surgery, we often recommend compression exercises (see my website) to mold the fractured bones and to diminish...
