Role of Nasal Splint in Septoplasty?

Dear Jen41117, It may look scary, but swelling in the nose can cause it to turn upwards It should come down as the swelling does If you would like to send pictures, please feel free to do so Best regards, Nima Shemirani  

Dear teresa 1, Ultimately it is up to the surgeon and the patient to decide There are advantages to using cadaver cartilage because there is no extra incision, no risk for an injury to the lung, and in some studies, there is less warping of the cartilage It will also depend...

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...