i did my septoplasty 2 days ago. and i had to stay at the hospital for a day, My nose was stuffed with packing and the whole day was terrible. the next day they removed the left packing ( my septum was leaned toward the right side). and let me go home and told me to come 2 days later to remove the right side and after 7 days of the surgery they will remove the splints. my question is ,they removed the packing but i still cant breath. when will i be able to breath from my nose?
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Septal perforation is a potential complication of septoplasty, but fortunately it is rare in a surgeon well trained in rhinoplasty. Septoplasty alone can certainly be performed in a closed fashion. Rhinoplasty can be performed either open or closed depending on the surgeon's experience lev...
The first thing to say is that if your surgical team say that all looks good then they will mean it. At five days post op the nose will swollen internally and there will be some remnants of the surgery in terms of blood and mucous. There may be some dissolving stitches. The very best thing...
Yes, you might have a deviated septum, but I cannot tell you for sure without a physical exam. There are many reasons for nasal obstruction and some of the more common ones are allergies that cause swelling, large turbinates, weak nasal cartilage structure, polyps, and a deviated septum. See a...
