Q. Please can you tell me how much an initial rhinoplasty consultation is, what is the length of time to receive an appointment and how long is it for? After the consultation, how soon would you normally be able to fit someone in for the rhinoplasty procedure, eg is it within days, weeks? I suffer from hayfever, thankfully it hasn’t started yet. How will this affect your decision to perform the procedure. I normally take Beconase Hayfever and loratidine. With regard to taking time off work after the procedure, what would you normally recommend?,
A. Thank you for your enquiry. It usually takes a few weeks between an enquiry and the consultation, and the time interval depends also on your availability and flexibility for the attendance. The appointment typically is for 45 min for a rhinoplasty first consultation. Typically, between consultation and surgery a period of 3 to 6 weeks is necessary, with a minimum of two weeks being anyway the recommended cooling off period. It appears that hayfever has relatively little influence on the after-care for rhinoplasty, since for the first week I normally leave internal silicone splints, which prevent the contact of the allergens and the nasal lining. I would recommend however using sinus rinse salt water irrigation is for the nose, which are part of the after-care, also in the pre-operative period for hayfever sufferers. I recommend taking two weeks off work for this intervention, essentially in relation to the bruising and early swelling. Typically, the appearance is relatively good at about 10 days, but fluctuations in the amount of bruising and swelling are common, and it is better to have a margin of annual leave.
Q. Please can you tell me how much an initial rhinoplasty consultation is, what is the length of time to receive an appointment and how long is it for? After the consultation, how soon would you normally be able to fit someone in for the rhinoplasty procedure, eg is it within days, weeks? I suffer from hayfever, thankfully it hasn’t started yet. How will this affect your decision to perform the procedure. I normally take Beconase Hayfever and loratidine. With regard to taking time off work after the procedure, what would you normally recommend?,
A. Thank you for your enquiry. It usually takes a few weeks between an enquiry and the consultation, and the time interval depends also on your availability and flexibility for the attendance. The appointment typically is for 45 min for a rhinoplasty first consultation. Typically, between consultation and surgery a period of 3 to 6 weeks is necessary, with a minimum of two weeks being anyway the recommended cooling off period. It appears that hayfever has relatively little influence on the after-care for rhinoplasty, since for the first week I normally leave internal silicone splints, which prevent the contact of the allergens and the nasal lining. I would recommend however using sinus rinse salt water irrigation is for the nose, which are part of the after-care, also in the pre-operative period for hayfever sufferers. I recommend taking two weeks off work for this intervention, essentially in relation to the bruising and early swelling. Typically, the appearance is relatively good at about 10 days, but fluctuations in the amount of bruising and swelling are common, and it is better to have a margin of annual leave.
