Tampa Septoplasty doctors

	Daniel Greenwald, MD Tampa Plastic Surgeon 1208 East Kennedy Blvd Suite 221, Tampa		5 answers
	Paul Albear, MD Tampa Plastic Surgeon 26844 Tanic Drive, Wesley Chapel
	Christian G. Drehsen, MD Tampa Plastic Surgeon 2325 Ulmerton Rd Suite 27, Clearwater
	Jeffrey S. Epstein, MD Miami Facial Plastic Surgeon 6280 Sunset Drive Suite 504, Miami
	Antonio Gayoso, MD Saint Petersburg Plastic Surgeon 1515 22nd Ave N, Saint Petersburg

Recent Answers

I Had a Septoplasty 10 Days Ago, my Son Slightly Hit my Nose Tonight with His Head, Now I Cant Breath Should I Call After Hours? I just had a septoplasty (no cast no nothing ever put on) and i am 10 days post op, my son was sitting on my lap and hit the left side of my nose with his head - no extremely hard but hard enough. It hurt and now i am having some pain (no blood) and trouble breathing from the nose? Should i call the after hours number? Did he hurt it? I'm terrfied to have to go through this again. Is it just temporary pain??? PLEASE help maybe he can fix whatever happened at the ER?

A: Trauma after rhinoplasty

Yes: call the surgeon. If you are having trouble breathing there may be some displacement that needs to be corrected. Fortunately this can usually be done easily within about 48 hrs with no ill effect.

Daniel Greenwald, MD

Tampa Plastic Surgeon

Do I Have Nasal Septum Deviation? If I Do, Should I Have Surgery to Fix It? My right nostril bleeds very often, sometimes for no apparent reason at all. My nose is very slightly turned to the right (almost unnoticeable). My mom had nasal septum deviation. When I exhale through my nose much more air comes out of the right nostril than the left one, and if I block the right nostril when I inhale it's like my left nostril is congested, same thing when I exhale. I never broke my nose (at least not that I know). I think that's it. Thank you very much.

A: Bleeding and nasal airway obstruction

Bleeding is usually caused by a site of chronic dryness and irritation. This can be caused by a deviation of the septum which leads to abnormal airflow patterns. This can also account for poor air movement through one side of your nose.

See a board certified plastic surgeon for an examination. He/she may want to see a CT scan to fully evaluate the architecture of the nasal airway. In some cases the turbinate bones also are involved with nasal obstruction.

Daniel Greenwald, MD

Tampa Plastic Surgeon

When are external incisions needed for a Septoplasty? I understand it is rare to need incisions on the outside of the nose during a Septoplasty. What conditions would need it? And if that were the case, would I need scar revision surgery later on?

A: Rhinoplasty incisions

Septoplasty alone is easily performed without an external incision. If there are to be elements of cartilage scultping for the tip or tif there are to be other cosmetic alterations than an open incision may be frequently employed.

Daniel Greenwald, MD

Tampa Plastic Surgeon