My surgery failed about a month after I had it done. Now my nose is worse than it was before I had the surgery. I have no idea how it collapsed so fast after surgery but I had the impression it was going to fail because my outer skin was really stretched around my septum putting a lot of pressure on it. This made things uncomfortable especially when I would smile and laugh. I was wondering if this could have been responsible for the septoplasty failure.
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In our practice, we perform a septoplasty with a closed incision. The open incision is usually used for rhinoplasty procedure. A septoplasty is performed to improve air flow through the nose, does not change the cosmetic appearance. There appears to be other issues causing nasal...
Following your surgery, you should plan to take it as
easy as possible for at least the first week of recovery. After this time, you
can slowly start resuming your normal routine. That being said, you should be approved
to go to Boston for the weekend as you have passed this minimum time frame...