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Hi. I would call your doctor immediately. At the very least, the packing should be trimmed inside his mouth if it is hanging down as it could be aspirated into his airway which could be very dangerous.
Dear luluandluckyIf after nasal fracture reduction the packing came out, and he is not bleeding actively, there should be nothing to worry about. You should contact your surgeon and inform him or her that the packing came out. In routine cases, nasal packing is removed on first or second post operative day.
Most likely not much to worry about. I would follow up with your surgeon on Monday.Ron Hazani, MD, FACS
Call your doctor's office. Probably just fine to leave it as is but the surgeon ought to know. It would be unlikely that the surgeon would choose to repack the nose.
I agree to contact your surgeon. If the fracture was just a couple days ago then there are still several days where it can be reduced. There is actually some advantage to waiting a few days until the swelling has gone down.
Yes, the nasal tip can be refined alone without touching or changing any other areas, of the nose, during a Rhinoplasty. Actually, that's called a Tip-plasty and we perform these all the time. Hope this helps.
Yes it is normal to have a lot of swelling after surgery. This could be treated with steroid injections if necessary. In addition I tend to keep the splint longer if I suspect that swelling is going to be excessive after surgery particularly after open surgery.
I would definitely consult your surgeon to see if this is ok to do. Usuaully we make patients wait a little longer before drinking just because of bleeding and infection.