Is continual clear nasal drainage normal after nasal surgery?

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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.

Dara Liotta, MD, FACS · Answer

Any intranasal surgery causes swelling inside the nose and some increased production of nasal mucous and snot.  However, this should begin to lessen as you heal.  You didn't mention how far out from surgery you are.  A LOT of CLEAR, water-like dripping from the nose absolutely MUST be evaluated in person to rule out a leak of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).  While CSF leak after septoplasty is extremely rare, it is serious enough to merit a trip to your surgeon to rule it out.

Samir Shureih, MD · Answer

Clear drainage after septoplasty is normal for few weeks. However it is important to have an examination by your ENT surgeon, maybe nasal endoscopy to make sure this is normal.

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