My cast was removed 2 weeks after my surgery because he told me that the longer, the straighter the nose. He then gave me this tape thing that I was told to apply for a month post-op daily on my nose. It's been about 10 days since I'm applying this tape and he told me it's supposed to restrict further swelling? I had an event coming up so I asked him if it's ok t remove it for a day, he said it was fine but when i did remove it, after some hrs i noticed my nostrils went in different directions?
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Sroberts0316 - Neti pots are terrific for patients with chronic sinusitis or allergic rhinitis. Flonase is a steroid preparation which is useful for patients with internal nasal swelling which is usually (but not always) from allergy. Usually nasal obstruction is relieved after septal...
The vast majority of people have some degree of minor septal deviation and in these cases, most do not have any associated symptoms (difficulty breathing through nose), or at least enough not to warrant surgery. Ultimately, it comes down to your own symptoms and if your septal deviation is...
It is normal to have swelling for few weeks after the surgery, the amount and duration of that is different from patient to patient, usually between 4 to 6 weeks after the surgery about 60% of the swelling is gone, around 3 to 4 months after the surgery usually 70 to 80% of the swelling is gone,...