Naples Septoplasty doctors

	Stephen Prendiville, MD Fort Myers Facial Plastic Surgeon 9407 Cypress Lake Drive Suite A, Fort Myers		11 answers
	Jonathan Sonne, MD Naples Facial Plastic Surgeon 2235 Venetian Court Suite 1, Naples		4 answers
	Anurag Agarwal, MD Naples Facial Plastic Surgeon 11181 Health Park Blvd Suite 1115, Naples		2 answers
	Moises Salama, MD Miami Plastic Surgeon 21097 NE 27th Ct Suite 335, Aventura
	Justin Yovino, MD Fort Lauderdale Plastic Surgeon 910 NE 26th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale

Recent Answers

I Had a Septorhinoplasty Five Days Ago Was Worried if Bones Moved From Laughing? I had a septorhinoplasty 5 days ago, and I have a splint on it. However I recently laughed (with facial expression/cheeks raised), and was wondering if this would effect the result/profile of the nose once the splints off? When I laught I did feel the splint put some pressure on the bridge of the nose, but no pain - I'm worried?

A: Rhinoplasty and Laughing

Displacing the nasal bones requires a more significant force than the motion associated with laughing. Your result is unlikely to be affected in any way. However, the nasal bones require at least 6 weeks for fibrous healing to occur, before they are "set" in place

Stephen Prendiville, MD

Fort Myers Facial Plastic Surgeon

I Can Only Breathe from One Side of my Nose Which Changes Day To Day, What's The Cause? I can only breathe from one side of my nose, and that side changes throughout the day. This has been going on for as long as I can remember. While playing basketball in high school I was hit in the nose, and received the only bloody nose I've ever had. If I had to pin point a time where I may have experienced "trauma" to my nose it would be then.

A: Breathing through one side of the nose can be norma.

What you are describing is normal. Throughout the day, one side of the nose will be congested while the other side does most of the breathing. When breathing, the movement of air through one nostril can cause dryness. To allow the nostril to remoisten itself, it will become congested and the other side will do the breathing. This cycle occurs continuously throughout the day

Jonathan Sonne, MD

Naples Facial Plastic Surgeon

What Causes Excessive Bleeding During a Septoplasty? How long does the bleeding occur after septoplasty?

A: Bleeding During Septoplasty

The nose, and specifically the nasal septum, has a very healthy blood supply. Bleeding is generally minimized with the use of vasoconstrictive agents and injection with local anesthetic mixed with epinephrine. Despite these measures, some degree of bleeding is always encountered, but generally controlled by the end of the case. Sometimes, sutures and even packing material are used to assist in hemostasis. Factors that will increase the amount of blood loss include an elevated blood pressure and/ or failure to stop medications that promote bleeding (NSAIDS, coumadin, vitamin E etc.)

Stephen Prendiville, MD

Fort Myers Facial Plastic Surgeon