Which is Better, Cadaver or Your Own Cartilage for Nasal Repair? Are There Other Options?

Every patient heals differently, and it is possible to have a residual deviated septum. However, there can be many causes of slight bleeding, and it is not necessarily the case that your septum is deviated. Only an exam can tell for sure. Your nose may just be dry. I would recommend speaking...

In general, you will want to avoid smoking at least 6 weeks before and 6 weeks after surgery. Nicotine itself is a vasoconstrictor. When vasoconstriction takes place, surface area inside the blood vessels decreases. This results in poor blood flow and a rise in blood pressure. In effect, healing...

Dear Frencherer, You can box again after surgery, and realize that you are at risk for re-deviating your septum Only a small portion of cartilage is removed, so the structural integrity should be fine after surgery If you were assaulted, your nose could be broken, but it...

Considering you are about three weeks into your recovery, light to moderate sneezing should not pose a great risk to your healing process. What you are experiencing is in fact unusual- still, as long as you are not excessively sneezing, there shouldn’t be a problem. Try to control the s...

A septoplasty involves making the nasal septum straighter inside the nose. Balloon sinuplasty is a procedure used to dilate the openings of the sinuses. They treat very different things and in some cases are performed together at the same time during surgery. Balloon sinuplasty isn't right...

Submucosal resection using a microdebrider is a great technique as it minimizes the mucosal injury and the subsequent crusting and scabbing associated with it.  When performed conservatively, ozena/empty nose syndrome will not be an issue.