I had surgery to correct my deviated septum last week. I got my stents removed today and I can breathe through one nostril while the other is more stuffed up and i cant smell anything. Will this subside? Please tell me this will get better.
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Dear healthiswealth, Replacing the splint with packing should not change your result. Not all surgeons myself included use splints with septoplasty. Best regards, Michael V. Elam, M.D.
Turbinate reduction is frequently indicated during septoplasty to address "compensatory hypertrophy" of the turbinate. This involves enlargement of the turbinate on the opposite side of the septal deviation. The turbinate enlarges over time to fill in the extra space made by the septal de...
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I made a computer morph of your nose, and an animation of the morph, to show the changes that are possible for your nose in truly expert hands.
From an appearance...