DALLAS, June 13, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Dallas plastic surgeon, and rhinoplasty
specialist, Dr. Rod J. Rohrich,
recently gave a talk at The Aesthetic Society's Rhinoplasty
Symposium on management of difficult rhinoplasty cases. Dr.
Rohrich's presentation offered insight and professional guidelines
based on his extensive experience with complex and especially
challenging rhinoplasty patients.
"Rhinoplasty is in a class of its own within plastic surgery,"
says Dr. Rohrich, who sees a relatively large number of rhinoplasty
and revision rhinoplasty cases. "Not only are you responsible for
the surgical planning and performance of the rhinoplasty or
revision, but also have to be keenly aware and sensitive to how
every patient's unique situation and circumstances may affect that
person's self-esteem, identity, and long term quality of life."
In his presentation, Dr. Rohrich advises rhinoplasty surgeons to
have open and candid conversations with each patient about the
risks and limitations of rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty. Dr.
Rohrich recommends that surgeons should question the patient
carefully to make sure they clearly understand the patient's goals,
but also be prepared to turn down patients who may have unrealistic
expectations or misconceptions about what is achievable through
plastic surgery.
"You must be clear about what you can, and perhaps more
importantly, about what you cannot do," explains Dr. Rohrich.
"Never promise what you cannot deliver."
Dr. Rohrich also encourages the use of digital imaging as part
of the rhinoplasty consultation, a service he offers in his own
practice in Dallas, Texas. Patient
photographs are edited to visually show a patient what they can
reasonably expect as a surgical outcome. Imaging can be useful not
only for helping the surgeon communicate what they expect the
outcome to be, but also to help the patient make their final
decision. "We remind our patients that the imaging is educational
in nature and not a guarantee of the surgical outcome."
"It is vital to educate patients on all aspects of the
procedure, but never try to sell them on the procedure," says Dr.
Rohrich. "Ultimately, the rhinoplasty surgeon needs to provide the
patient all of the information they need to make an informed
decision for themselves."
About Rod J. Rohrich, M.D.,
F.A.C.S.
Dr. Rod J. Rohrich is a board
certified plastic surgeon in Dallas,
Texas. He is considered one of the most influential surgeons
in this century. Dr. Rohrich is a Clinical Professor of Plastic
Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine.
He was the first Chair of the Department of Plastic Surgery as well
as the first plastic surgeon selected as a Distinguished Teaching
Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He graduated from
Baylor College of Medicine with high
honors, and completed his plastic surgery training at the
University of Michigan Medical Center
and fellowships at Massachusetts
General Hospital/Harvard
(hand/microsurgery) and Oxford
University (pediatric plastic surgery). He is Chair of the
Dallas Rhinoplasty Meeting, Founding Chair of the Dallas Cosmetic
Surgery and Medicine Meeting, Founding Member of the Alliance in
Reconstructive Surgery, and a Founding Partner of the Dallas
Plastic Surgery Institute.
He is the Editor-in-Chief of the most respected global peer
reviewed plastic surgery journal – the Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery Journal. He is Founding Editor-in-Chief/Editor Emeritus of
the first open access peer reviewed plastic surgery journal, PRS
Global Open. Dr. Rohrich has published nearly 1000 peer reviewed
articles and seven textbooks in plastic surgery including a recent
best-selling medical book entitled The Facial Danger Zones.
Media Contact
Rod J. Rohrich, MD, Dallas
Plastic Surgery Institute, (214) 821-9114,
contact+pr@drrohrich.com
SOURCE Dr. Rod J. Rohrich