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This article will review Mohs surgery on the nose and options for postsurgical reconstruction.
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Casey Gallagher, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2024
Recovery process: The surgeon will outline the recovery timeline and provide detailed instructions on postsurgical care.
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 23 July 2024
Treatment can include monitoring the tumor (surveillance) or interventions such as surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, or medications such as tyrosine kinase inhibitors.
Surgery, which was once a primary treatment, has become less common due to high morbidity and postsurgical recurrence rates.
—Laura Hensley, Verywell Health, 13 Dec. 2023
From a purely logistical standpoint, less physical interaction between surgeons and patients could also reduce risks of infections or similar postsurgical complications.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Dec. 2023
After five days in intensive care, he was sent home from the hospital—along with verbal instructions and a 28-page document on postsurgical care.
—Beth Decarbo, WSJ, 11 Mar. 2023
The researchers noted that depression and anxiety can raise postsurgical complication rates and affect long-term survival rates.
—Elizabeth Millard, Time, 18 Nov. 2022
Implanted in rats, the device produced pain-relieving effects, suggesting its utility for treating people for postsurgical pain or some other forms of localized pain.
—Stephani Sutherland, Scientific American, 1 July 2022
While Efraín underwent a series of postsurgical therapies, the finished prosthesis was constructed out of carbon fiber.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2022
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Casey Gallagher, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2024
Recovery process: The surgeon will outline the recovery timeline and provide detailed instructions on postsurgical care.
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 23 July 2024
Treatment can include monitoring the tumor (surveillance) or interventions such as surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, or medications such as tyrosine kinase inhibitors.
Surgery, which was once a primary treatment, has become less common due to high morbidity and postsurgical recurrence rates.
—Laura Hensley, Verywell Health, 13 Dec. 2023
From a purely logistical standpoint, less physical interaction between surgeons and patients could also reduce risks of infections or similar postsurgical complications.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Dec. 2023
After five days in intensive care, he was sent home from the hospital—along with verbal instructions and a 28-page document on postsurgical care.
—Beth Decarbo, WSJ, 11 Mar. 2023
The researchers noted that depression and anxiety can raise postsurgical complication rates and affect long-term survival rates.
—Elizabeth Millard, Time, 18 Nov. 2022
Implanted in rats, the device produced pain-relieving effects, suggesting its utility for treating people for postsurgical pain or some other forms of localized pain.
—Stephani Sutherland, Scientific American, 1 July 2022
While Efraín underwent a series of postsurgical therapies, the finished prosthesis was constructed out of carbon fiber.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2022
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“Postsurgical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postsurgical. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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postsurgical
adjective
post·sur·gi·cal
-ˈsər-ji-kəl 
: postoperative
postsurgical swelling
a postsurgical patient
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