Is nasal drainage a part of recovering from a septoplasty and grafts to fix a collapse on one side? If so, how long should this last? I have tried all kinds of meds to try and dry it up, but it just keeps coming.
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November 24, 2013
Answer: SOme drainage after surgery is normal, but continued clear dripping from the nose must be evaluated by your surgeon
Non-absorbable sutures come in a variety of colors and textures, but the ones most commonly used inside the nose during septoplasty are plain gut and chromic gut. Gut is a light tan color, and chromic gut is a slightly darker tan/brown color. They also come in white (vicryl), clear (monocryl,...
It's a good idea let your surgeon know about this and have him/her examine you. Most likely it's simply areas that are still healing with some exposed raw surfaces. The only way to know for sure is to be examined. Best of luck.
Septoplasty changes only the inside of the nose (with the caveat that sometime the base of the nose is straightened if it is crooked from a deviated septum). Any changes to the outside of the nose to improve appearance is a rhinoplasty. So it sounds like you had a septoplasty and very limited...
