Hamptons Septoplasty doctors
 |
Paul E. Kelly, MD
Hamptons Facial Plastic Surgeon
292 Shade Tree Lane, Aquebogue |
3 answers | |
 |
Philip Miller, MD
New York Facial Plastic Surgeon
60 East 56th 3rd Floor, New York |
|
|
 |
Scott E. Newman, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon
1035 Park Avenue - Manhattan, Westchester, Roslyn, New York |
||
 |
W. Matthew White, MD
New York Facial Plastic Surgeon
NYU Langone Medical Center 530 First Avenue, Suite 7U, New York |
||
 |
Z. Paul Lorenc, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
983 Park Ave, New York |
Recent Answers
Had Septoplasty 2 years ago to correct a deviated septum in an attempt to help my sleep apnea. I did not pick my nose at all after the surgery for about a month and was using a nasal rinse for about 2 months. The problem is that my nose still develops large internal scabs every day or so, to the point that my breathing is actually worse then before the surgery. I am constantly picking my nose (in private) to rid the scabs. What should I do?
Dear Swanster - I would agree with the previous comments that something is not quite right - scabbing 2 years post septoplasty suggests that either a chronic rhinitis or infection is present which may require a culture and an ointment like Bactroban or it may suggest a hole in the center divider or septum. Either way your nose should be evaluated by your local ENT/Facial Plastic Surgeon. Should you have a perforation, know that repair is very possible depending on the size of the hole - I encourage you to seek attention of a doctor who can perform this operation sooner rather than later so that repair is indeed successful - time only makes these perforations for the most part larger not better.
I had a septoplasty 9 months ago. Everything healed perfectly, but 6 months after the surgery I started feeling a weird sensation on the bridge of my nose. It felt kind of like a hard pressure/very wooden feeling. I would feel it at random times and sometimes harder than others. My columella seems to turn down to one side when I smile, too. I never noticed it before, but it might have always. I had a rhinoplasty last week and he said everything was perfect in there. What could it have been?
The septoplasty is designed to straighten the inside nose to improve the ability of one to breathe from the nose - a little known fact however is that the entire tip of the nose sits on the septum - if your surgeon violates the tip supporting structures when doing the septal repair, then it is possible to not only see a change in the outside nose - usually marked by a shallowing in the lower 1/3rd of the nose but also in a change at the columella or the center post between the nostrils. As the nose sinks, the patient may feel a pulling sensation or pressure as you describe and some will notice a "bump" appearing on the bridge - which is actually not so much a bump there as a decent of the tip of the nose making the dorsum or bridge seem more prominent. Doing a rhinoplasty which involves modification of the outside nose to create a new shape can elicit correction via re-supporting the nose that has fallen. Obviously I am not examining you nor seeing photographs so in your particular situation this would be required to definitively answer your question - hope this information helps.
My septum is really prominent when looking directly at me and when I smile it looks even worse, would septoplasty be able to flatten my septum so when you look straight at me the first thing you don't see is my septum. I hope you understand what I am trying to explain, if this helps I really like Jessica Alba's septum as you can't see it when you look directly at her face. Thanks
A Septoplasty procedure is designed to straighten the center divider of the nose and improve the ability to breathe from the nose - the center divider or septum is also the supporting sturcture for the tip of the nose so modification of this structure can change the overall tip appearance. A deviated septum is visible between the nostrils when looking at a patient from straight on if the deflection is directly in the front. The answer is yes - straightening the septum will diminish its prominence when looking at a front face photograph.