[April 31 Plastic Surgery] Do You Need a CT Scan Before Nose Surgery?

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When you visit several clinics for consultations before nose surgery,

you may have experienced two types of consultations:

ordinary consultations and consultations after a CT scan.

At some clinics, they say that a verbal consultation alone

is sufficient,

while at others, they say that a consultation after a CT scan

is necessary.

Before nose surgery, is a CT scan

a must?!

With April 31 #Chief Director Kim Jae-hoon,

let’s find out!

There are

various cases of #nose plastic surgery.

#First nose surgery for cosmetic purposes

#Revision nose surgery for contracture, inflammation, etc.

#Functional nose surgery for nasal function problems such as rhinitis

Depending on the situation, the purpose and

what is desired differ.

Q. When having my first nose surgery,

I proceeded without a CT scan.

Do I really need a CT scan?

A. In the case of a first surgery with relatively no abnormalities,

it may not be absolutely necessary,

but if revision surgery is needed,

we recommend surgery after a CT scan.

At our clinic, preoperative consultation is

referred to as a medical examination.

This is because it is not simply a consultation about the shape of the nose,

but rather a process of considering the patient’s nasal shape, condition,

functional status, and more

to determine the direction of surgery.

Therefore, the term medical examination is more appropriate

than consultation.

At this time, in order to provide an accurate medical examination,

not only the visible shape but also

detailed information about the structure of the nose

is needed.

Especially in the case of revision nose surgery,

a variety of information is needed, such as

the position/shape of the implant,

bone curvature / septum / rhinitis, etc.

so it is important to have a CT scan first

and then undergo the medical examination.

If it is simply a first nose surgery

for cosmetic purposes,

a CT scan may not necessarily be required.

However, to understand your own nose more accurately

and to proceed with surgery that suits it,

we recommend having a CT scan before surgery

as much as possible.

Did that help answer your questions

about CT scans before nose surgery?

We hope that the explanation from

#April 31 Plastic Surgery

and #Chief Director Kim Jae-hoon

was helpful.

#nose plastic surgery #revision nose surgery #nose surgery CT

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