Any intranasal surgery causes swelling inside the nose and some increased production of nasal mucous and snot. However, this should begin to lessen as you heal. You didn't mention how far out from surgery you are. A LOT of CLEAR, water-like dripping from the nose absolutely MUST be evaluated...
Non-absorbable sutures come in a variety of colors and textures, but the ones most commonly used inside the nose during septoplasty are plain gut and chromic gut. Gut is a light tan color, and chromic gut is a slightly darker tan/brown color. They also come in white (vicryl), clear (monocryl,...
It's a good idea let your surgeon know about this and have him/her examine you. Most likely it's simply areas that are still healing with some exposed raw surfaces. The only way to know for sure is to be examined. Best of luck.
