I am 9 days post op, and today i felt a little wetness in my nose and i thought it was phlegm. I used my q-tip to try to clean it, and I noticed it was blood. It's not dripping but I can feel it right under the tip inside my nostril. Is this normal?? What could be the cause and what is the remedy?
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The first step is the diagnosis of the cause of your deviation or crooked nose. Often the deviation is due to septal deformity and without straightening the septum, the nose cannot be improved. There are other causes as well. The symmetry of your face has to be evaluated as...
Aside from following your surgeon's recommendations, including taking antibiotics, there is nothing you can do to reduce the rate of infection seen with a rhinoplasty.
I AM intrigued though by your comment :"Problem is, my doctor says there might be a high risk of an infection...
Nasal surgery routinely causes swelling of the entire nose, especially the tip. Because the skin has been lifted off the bone and cartilage below, it has more freedom to swell in multiple vectors. Most patients get an upward rotation of the tip early in the post op period which...
