CCG FOI 586 – Rhinoplasty

Responded to: 27th April 2016

1. What are your local CCG commissioning criteria for Rhinoplasty and /or Septorhinoplasy.

2. Do you currently authorise nasal surgery for post-traumatic cosmetic defects without nasal obstruction?

3. Do you stipulate a minimum or maximum time limit between nasal injury and assessment for rhinoplasty in order to agree funding (and if so, what is the limit?)

4. Do you require an assessment of the severity of cosmetic defect prior to agreeing the funding for rhinoplasty (and if so, what assessment is needed)?

For Questions 1-4 – please see attached Treatment policy document which is available on the NHS Stockport CCG website:

http://gmcsu.co.uk/BrickwallResource/GetResource/6f7984eb-b38c-4646-b42c-30a8abea24ea
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