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A member asked:
After having septo-rhinoplasty splints placed in nose external splint also i have not been given anti biotics are they necessary or not?
9 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
Antibiotics: prophylactic antibiotics are not necessary and many surgeons are no longer prescribing them. Antibiotics are best used when a virulent bacterial infection is suspected or confirmed.
Answered 5/17/2015
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Ask your surgeon: some surgeons prescribe post operative antibiotics while others do not.
Answered 6/12/2017
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Usually no: Usually antibiotics not prescribed after routine rhinoplasty. Make sure your surgeon is a facial plastic surgeon
Answered 5/17/2015
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No need: See your surgeon approximately 10 days after the surgery for examination and splint removal.
Answered 5/18/2015
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