Are my iron and hemoglobin levels fine? I am looking to book a rhinoplasty soon

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I am looking to book a rhinoplasty soon I always had low iron but have just recently started supplementing and have gotten my recent results hemoglobin MCV 81.9 fl MCH 26.7 pg MCHC 325 g/L Its says "low" for my hemoglobin but for my serum ferritin and serum iron level it says "high" I don't know if that's cause I've recently been supplementing or what. Could you tell me if surgeons are satisfied with my results.

Alan Gonzalez, MD, FACS · Answer

Hello @Fantastic402552, thank you for your question. Every practice has different requirements for performing a procedure. I suggest you speak with the specialist that will perform surgery. It is because the requirements for each surgery vary from specialist to specialist. To reduce the risk, I require my patients to have hemoglobin levels of 12 or higher. Best wishes! Alan Gonzalez MD FACS Best wishes! Alan Gonzalez MD, FACS. American Society of Plastic Surgery Member (ASPS), International Federation for Adipose Therapeutics and Science” Member (IFATS), Colombian Society of Plastic Surgery member (SCCP)

Robert Ciardullo, MD · Answer

What is an adequate hemoglobin level for rhinoplasty? You don’t show the important numbers which are your hemoglobin and hematocrit. Surgeons will vary with their requirements, but I like to see a hemoglobin above 11 and a hematocrit above 32 for a routine rhinoplasty.

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