Patient Preparation for Rhinoplasty

Abstract

This chapter describes the sequential steps between deciding to program the rhinoplasty and beginning the actual surgical operation.

After the second visit with the patient it is possible to fix the place and date of the intervention. To take this decision it is important for the surgeon to have had confirmation in previous meetings that the patient is a good candidate for rhinoplasty from all points of view and that mutual esteem has developed.

Sometimes, both the patient and the surgeon decide to reconsider and to let time pass before proceeding towards surgery or planning a further meeting to review once more the objectives and the pros and cons of the intervention.

If both agree to proceed, the surgeon fixes the date and location of the surgery, requires a series of standard preoperative blood tests and an electrocardiogram, organizes the preoperative visit with the anaesthesiologist and provides a checklist with some useful information.