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Rollin K. Daniel, M.D.

Christmas O.R. Date Availability

Dear Patients, As you may know, the Christmas Holiday is one of the busiest time periods of the year  as students are out of school and poeple have time off of work.  In additon, many insurance cases want to have their surgery done because they have met their annuual deductible. To accomodate this seasonal rush, the [...]

Posted on 11/09/2007 16:36:43

OPERATIVE TIMES – THE LONG & SHORT OF IT

Some patients ask how long a rhinoplasty will take. There are several answers. Most of my primary cases are booked for 2 hours which includes the surgeon’s “cut time’ and anesthesia time. In most primary cases, I have a good idea of how long it will take based on my experience [...]

Posted on 09/19/2007 16:11:07

MESSAGE BOARDS & RETIREMENT RUMOR CONTROL

I have always thought that Rhinoplasty Message Boards are very helpful as long as they remain positive and do not slip into negativity. Most preoperative patients get lots of information and once they have recovered they don’t go back to the Boards, leaving it mainly to those seeking revisions. Recently, my Staff [...]

Posted on 09/19/2007 16:08:45

WHY I REFER PATIENTS TO OTHER DOCTORS

Patients often wonder why I refer some patients to other doctors. Quite simply, the reason is that I see far more patients than I can operate on. In a normal year, I will see approximately 1,200- 1,400 rhinoplasty consults and perform around 350 rhinoplasty operations. Fortunately, I am able to select [...]

Posted on 09/19/2007 16:03:18