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In our practice, we never use splints for a septoplasty. Splints are only used after adhesions are present inside the nose and have been lysed to prevent them from reoccurring. The splints are placed to prevent recurrence of the adhesions.
Each surgeon has different protocols for surgery. It is also important to clarify whether you are asking about stents for internal use or splints for external use (typically post rhinoplasty). During the consultation process, you surgeon can clarify his or her approach.
I assume you are speaking about internal stents? Usually a splint is placed on the outside of the nose after a rhinoplasty and stents are used internally. To answer your question, a majority of the time I do not use any sort of packing or stents in the nose after surgery. If there is a severe deviation and the surgery was difficult, I may use small pieces of silicone to help the septum heal for a few weeks. If any grafts were placed to repair holes in the septum, stents are commonly used. It will be surgeon dependent and I would find a local ENT/facial plastic surgeon who can walk you through the process.Best of luck
NicI have been doing noses for 24 years and it is extremely rare for such an event to create a lasting problem. Given your story I would say that you probably did no harm whatsoever to your nose. Ice and antiinflammatories (Ibuprofen, Advil, Motrin, etc.) regularly until you see your surgeon. be...
Dear Kickflip; One of the issues always coming up is how much change there may be on the external look of the nose when a nasal septoplasty -- an internal operation done on the septum, usually to improve the airway -- is performed. It's important to understand that all nasal parts, when changed,...
Hi there. A standard septoplasty straightens the nasal septum, which is the cartilage and bony partition between your two nasal passages. This is performed through an incision in the lining of your nose. Typically, there is no change in the outside appearance of the nose, unless too much septum...
