I am having a rhinoplasty/turbinectomy/septoplasty in about 10 days, on the 25th of this month. I have pretty sever seasonal allergies. I have switched from Alegra-D 12 hour to regular Allegra, and I also take a benadryl at night, before bed. How many days before my procedure should I stop taking the benadryl at night, or is it ok to keep taking it up until the day before surgery?
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Answer: How long before rhinoplasty surgery should I stop taking Benadryl?
Straightening of the nose by itself usually does not involve changing any dimensions just reorienting existing anatomy.Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA
Dear malgorzata93~Thank you for your question. The splint helps to reduce swelling in the early postoperative period, and it is common for the nose to get temporarily more swollen after the splint comes off. Fifteen days is very early in the healing process, and it is much too early to...
