Category: Rhinoplasty
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Rhinoplasty in India: Merocel Packing after Surgery
Dr.K.O.Paulose FRCS DLO, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Jubilee Hospital, Trivandrum, Kerala, India After External Rhinoplasty and Septoplasty, an intranasal Silastic Splint and Merocel pack are inserted.Intranasal silastic splint prevents scarring and adhesions.Merocel is a compressed gel which inflates when saline is added, is kept to prevent any bleeding. The Silastic splints are kept for a week,…
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Rhinoplasty Pictures:Pre and Post Op
Dr.K.O.Paulose FRCS DLO, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Jubilee Hospital, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. Some of the pre and post op pictures of Rhinoplasty cases done in the last one week.It is too early to judge the final result as there is lot of tissue healing to take place. The pictures are taken after a week when the…
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Rhinoplasty Question: How long the swelling lasts?
Dr.K.O.Paulose FRCS, DLO.Consultant ENT Surgeon. Jubilee Hospital, Trivandrum, Kerala, South India Post-operative Swelling & Bruising: Post operative swelling after Rhinoplasty is normal. The reason that the nose swells after Rhinoplasty has everything to do with the surgical dissection that occurs, resulting in tissue edema. If the nasal bones need to be surgically fractured during the…