Is it normal to have a loss of sense of smell and taste after surgery?

November 22, 2015
Asked By:ngs05 in Brooklyn, NY

I had a rhinoplasty, septoplasty, and spreader grafts 3 days ago; can breath through the nose but lost sense of smell and mainly taste. Is this normal? THANKS!

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November 24, 2015

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