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I recommend patients to avoid elevating their blood pressure for 10 days, at least, after any facial surgery. That can interfere with the healing process, increase swelling and possible deposition of scar tissue. Masturbation can elevate blood pressure and is best avoided for the first 10 days to 2 weeks.
It is always best to ask your surgeons questions like this one as each doctor may have special ideas about post op care, however, I can't think of any reason whey you couldn't shave after a rhinoplasty. You may need to be a little careful if you have incisions at the base of your...
No, it's not necessary, nor a set part of a Rhinoplasty to cut or even to dissect the upper lip muscles unless part of the Rhinoplasty plan is to place cartilage or some other graft material to fill in a retracted columella. Similarly, when the upper lip is dissected in that...
Your morphed photos suggest full rhinoplasty with tip and profile work, lip enhancement, face and necklift. As far as your columella goes if it is down due to a long septum then this could be shortened and the columella tucked up. If the rims are retracted then they can be lowered with rim...
Wow. In my practice, the first three post-op appointments are made when the patient comes in for the surgery pre-op appointment. As such, there is little chance for the patient to miss several appointments post-op. It happens in this busy hectic world, that patients may...
Thank you for your question. It's best to avoid smoking for at least two weeks prior to rhinoplasty. This applies not only to conventional cigarettes, but also to marijuana. Also make sure to avoid smoking marijuana for at least two weeks after surgery as it may interfere with your healing pr...
If you septum causes breathing difficulties, usually the septoplasty is covered by insurance, which brings the cost down for you wherever you have surgery. Beyond that the price depends on the city, surgeon experience and demand. It can easily range from as low as about 7,000 to about 20,000....
