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Rhinoplasty: |
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Rhinoplasty means reconstruction of nose. It may be Reduction Rhinoplasty or Augmentation Rhinoplasty. By reduction rhinoplasty excessively sharp nose or parrot beak shaped curved nose is made smaller and straighter. By augmentation rhinoplasty depressed nose is made elevated and sharp. Augmentation can be done by grafting bone taken from patient’s own body or by introducing Silicon Prosthesis available commercially. Both have got their own merits and demerits. In a small percentage of cases bone graft gets totally absorbed but being a substance of patient’s own body , it is not rejected. On the other hand silicon prosthesis is never absorbed but being a foreign body, in a small percentage of cases it is rejected. Operation requires general anaesthesia and hospital admission. |
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