I am a 59 year old woman contemplating surgery for my deviated septum. My question is in regard to down time. I work a 12 hour shift in a fairly dusty warehouse. I do heavy lifting occasionally up to 30 lbs throughout my shift. We have no light duty work. Can you give me a rough estimate of the time I should take off of work?
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There are a few questions I would have you answer first: 1) is there every any time when you can breathe well (if so, there may be a large allergy component). 2) do you see the side walls of your nose collapsing when you deeply inhale through your nose? 3) when you feel the middle wall of your...
Most physicians do not require any preoperative testing but that can vary based upon the level of anesthesia, your age and whether you take any blood thinners or not or are predisposed to bleeding. This procedure is typically an outpatient procedure and does not require a major work up.
Dear Lynblair,All Facial Plastic Surgeons are ENT/Otolaryngology doctors! They can perform any type of functional nasal surgery. General plastic surgeons are not trained in functional nasal surgery but some are comfortable performing simple septal surgery.The best doctor is the one with the m...
