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2009-11-06 Oral Surgery - post surgery nasal odor:

Rich - This is a tough question for me to help you with. If it is suspected that there is a communication, the area needs to be opened up. I wish I could give you a simple solution. I don't know what

2009-11-06 Oral Surgery - Bleeding after tonsillectomy:

Raine - There is nothing you can do at home to stop that bleeding. The surgeon should cauterize the bleeding site. That is the correct approach if the bleeding continues. I wish I could give you a simple

2009-11-06 Oral Surgery - oral surgeon said I was too apprehensive:

Connie - I do not know for sure why the surgeon refused to let you have treatment at the school, but the use of a local anesthetic to make you numb should definitely not contain epinephrine, if you are

2009-11-06 Oral Surgery - shrinking lips?:

Cara - Shrinking lips is not a common problem, but I have seen similar situations in patients with other connective tissue diseases. There is not simple approach to reversing the process. I saw one

2009-11-05 Anesthesiology - My Son's reaction to anesthesia:

Without knowing what he got both times (or what kind of surgery), it would be impossible to speculate what caused that. In general, I have not heard of patients complaining of that kind of a headache so

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