Rhinoplasty and hemophilia A.

Aesthetic Plast Surg

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vakif Gureba Training Hospital, Vatan cad., 34093, Fatih, and Department of Pediatric Hematology, Istanbul University, Oncology Institute Gapa, Istanbul, Turkey.

Published: July 2007

Major surgical procedures can be performed safely for hemophiliacs provided the clotting factors are adequate. However, rhinoplasty, an elective facial procedure, has not yet been evaluated in this group of patients. The authors present a hemophilia A patient who underwent rhinoplasty for cosmetic reasons.

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