The septum is the cartilage and bone that divides both sides of the nose. If a septum is deviated (a diagnosis made by a phyisician upon looking inside the nose), you can experience blockage from one side or both sides of the nose. Typically, blockage from a deviated septum results...
In general, you will want to avoid sun exposure for 6 months following rhinoplasty. I would recommend speaking with your surgeon, as they may have specific guidelines they would like you to follow. I hope this helps, and I wish you the best of luck.
Thick skin and a bulbous tip can be a difficult problem to deal with in the healing process. The surgical technique involves narrowing the tip cartilages with sutures and removal of portion of the tip cartilages as well. Thick skin patients will receive several cortisone shots in the s...