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I Started Getting Pain Behind my Eyes a Week After Rhinoplasty...normal? for How Long?

I started getting pain behind my eyes a week after rhinoplasty...normal? for how long?

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9 Doctor Answers | Asked by mikem in Miami, FL
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Pain Behind Eyes 1 Week after Rhinoplasty

You should not be having pain behind your eyes 1 week after rhinoplasty. It is most likey caused by a lack of aeration of the sinuses secondary to post - op swelling. See your surgeon for evaluation and treatment to relieve your pain.
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Pain behind eyes

New eye pain is not usual 1 wk after rhinoplasty.  Your pain should be getting better, not worse and usually most discomfort is resolved by the first week.  I would recommend going back to your surgeon for evaulation Dr. Cat Begovic M.D.
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Pain behing eyes one week after rhinoplasty may indicate a problem!

Depending on how much internal work was done at the time of your rhinoplasty (was it primarily cosmetic, reconstructive/breathing, or both?) this likely represent mucosal swelling that has blocked one or more openings to your sinuses. Typically this would be on one side or another, but it could be both. Do NOT self-treat; go see your surgeon. You may need a decongestant, antibiotic, and/or steroid/anti-inflammatory medication. Let your surgeon make this recommendation. If you have a... more

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Pain behind the eyes

Contact your surgeon ASAP. This is not one of the usual complains that patients have after rhinoplasty, especially if it started 1 week after surgery. Dr Siegel
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Pain behind eyes after rhinoplasty

While it may just be due to fluid building up in the sinuses, I would recommend going to see your surgeon as soon as you can for an examination.
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Pain Behind Eyes One Week After Rhinoplasty

Hi Mikem, Pain behind your eyes one week following rhinoplasty is not normal.   Contact your surgeon asap for evaluation.  I wish you well. Dr. P
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I Started Getting Pain Behind my Eyes a Week After Rhinoplasty...normal? for How Long?

Sorry for this issue. Sounds like fluid in the Eustachian tube being blocked, or a sinus infection, or both. Seek immediate medical carte. From MIAMI Dr. Darryl j. Blinski
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Increasing Pain After Rhinoplasty

Generally, the pain has almost completely resolved one week after rhinoplasty, so your new pain is out of the ordinary and indicates a new problem.  There are several possibilities, none of which are too serious, ranging from crusting, to sinus infection.   See your surgeon for an exam.
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Prssure in the sinuses after rhinoplasty

You should check with your doctor but this can likely be explained by pressure from fluid and blood in the sinuses from the rhinoplasty.  Should be resolved after 2-3 weeks.
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