I am thinking of having a septorhinoplasty for my diviated septum and concave left tip side. My Danish surgeon Said he would do a closed septorhinoplasty and use septum cartiledge for my tip and reduce my turbinates. I dont want turbinate reduction is that nescersarry. I am afraid of Empty nose syndrom. Whats the risk of ENS in numbers after reduction of turbinates in one side where they burn the turbinate.
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Though every surgeon has personal preferences regarding post operative care based on personal experience and surgical principles, having only one visit at 5 days and no follow up appointments seems rather brief. I do not use internal nasal splints, but in general our protocol for septoplasty/ ...
There are several things to consider. One, you should be able to call your PS office directly and his staff should be able to tell you how long this will take. Second, are you having surgery at a hospital or stand alone surgery center. Arrival time to discharge time at a hospital is us...