I have a rhinoplasty scheduled in 3 weeks. I forgot to run by my doctor that I have anxiety ( I am not on medicine because it isn't severe). I only get this anxiety in a doctor's office. My question is, when they take my blood pressure and pulse the day of surgery and it is high, how will they go about doing the surgery?
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November 22, 2016
Answer: Can rhinoplasty be done with anxiety/white coat syndrome?
You do have a small indent on the left side of the nose. This is not as prominent unless the nose is isolated in the photos. That, however, can be easily corrected with a filler in the nose. The only concern is that it is a temporary correction. Formal revision surgery is a permanent correction,...
As long as your physician treating your multiple sclerosis feels that you are stable and a good candidate for the surgery and anesthetic, then a rhinoplasty is an option for you. The Prozac and the Klonopin would not prevent you from having the surgery. I would discuss the procedu...
Yes-essentially each person's nose has a different skin thickness; there are those patients whose cartilage grafts will be more apparent to the touch and those that it won't; but ultimately, depending on the case cartilage grafts may be contoured or removed.. best of luck