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14weeks After Septoplasty I Have Pain at the Tip of my Nose

ballyJul 1, 2011
and keep having a strange sensation as if I am having a nose bleed but there is nothing there. The ent specialist says my nose has healed correctly and pain may be due to scar tissue & cant explain this strange sensation. Can anyone explain this ?

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Dr. Babak Larian, MD
Facial Plastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Answered on Aug 25, 2011
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Dr. Michael Elam, MD (retired)
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Answered on Aug 22, 2011
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