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Preoperative rhinoplasty: evaluation and analysis
M E Tardy1, Steven Dayan, David Hecht
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Facial Plastic Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA.
Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America
|January 10, 2002
Abstract:
In reality, the process of surgery is initiated at the moment patient and surgeon first meet. Patients arrive as candidates for surgery for a wide variety of reasons; motivational factors must be searched out and thoroughly evaluated by the surgeon. No completely accurate checklist exists to compute the psychologic makeup of individuals who seek facial plastic surgery. Before surgery is contemplated, significant education of patients is essential. This article examines the evaluative and analytical process of preoperative preparation for elective surgery.