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If you have not had any bleeding from the nose in the last week, you can apply a spay of saline solution in each nostril, and blow one side at the time, ocluding the other side, and do it very gently. Ask your surgeon for advice.
Dear Sarah-Paulina, Personally I have my septoplasty patients come in frequently to clean their nose so that they do not feel the need to clean it themselves or blow their nose. Generally speaking most patients may lightly blow their nose one to two weeks post surgery. This is dependent on each patients personal procedure and the extent of their septoplasty. With that said I would discuss this with your surgeon or office personnel so you may be advised properly. Best regards and speedy recovery. Michael V. Elam, M.D.
It would be normal to experience those symptoms after turbinate reduction surgery. Be careful about bending over as this may increase the risk of serious nose bleeding. I would not resume sports until released by your doctor. He/she needs to re-examine you to be sure you are...
It's important that your surgeon, your neurologist, and anesthesiologist are all aware of the seizure issue. It is also important that the seizures are under control with the 2 medications that are present before electing to undergo cosmetic surgery.
Thank you for your question about your septal surgery.Please let your surgeon know about your sore throat. S/he knows what the issues were and whether this is normal for you after your surgery.Septoplasty swelling will often make snoring worse temporarily - it subsides as swelling goes down...
