I'm sorry you had this happen. Usually a deviated septum will not cause an infection, it will just obstruct the airflow through one or both sides of the nose. The most common source of infection after the immediate post-operative period is a suture abscess. These may happen either with longer...
The nasal sill is where the soft tissue of the nostril meets the upper lip skin. A wedge of tissue can be removed from the nasal sill to narrow the nostril opening and decrease the overall width of the nasal base. This is an important component of rhinoplasty in patients with the previously de...
Some bloody drainage from the nose is normal especially if the procedure includes a septoplasty and turbinectomy. This drainage should decrease slightly every day. Rarely there is significant bleeding a day or two after surgery or extremely uncommonly on the 7th or 8th day after the rhinoplasty....