Ive always been self conscious of where the sides of my septum show in profile pictures. I feel as though it adds to the size of the profile of my nose.
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March 20, 2018
Answer: Well, not really. But it is possible to lower the bump and make the nose smaller. See the morph I made from your photo.
A septoplasty alone will not have much of an effect on sleep apnea. That being said it often makes the CPAP or BIPAP machine more tolerable and easier to use. Typically, most surgeons want you to wait two weeks before using the machine but I would ask your surgeon on his/her preference.
If anyone has a lot of pain from any procedure, they should contact their plastic surgeon. So, I would recommend that you go see him and he should be able to adjust them so you do not hurt. I usually have soft spongy splints that I use after your proicedures and remove them the next day!!
There is no disputing that chronic cocaine abuse can lead to septal perforation and ischemic necrosis of nasal supporting structures leading to collapse and higher risk of complications from surgery....this is largely due to the powerful/sustained vasoconstriction (loss of blood flow) caused b...