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| | eMedicine - Complications of Rhinoplasty : Article by S Valentine Fernandes, BSc(Hons), MB, BS, MCPS, FRCSEd, FRACS, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) |
 | | A small number of patients need the surgeon to repeatedly express that the nasal blockage will disappear, the smell and taste sensation will return, the teeth anesthesia will subside, and the tip projection and swelling will decrease in time. |
 | | Transient episodes of anxiety or depression are not uncommon and may last up to 6 weeks after the operation. |
 | | Parasympathetic and sympathetic cross excitation as a result of misdirected regeneration of nerve fibers subsequent to the trauma of surgery may cause rhinorrhea during eating. |
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