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It's been two years since my septoplasty and it still hurts and the nose tip is much lower, can it be fixed? (photos)

UprootedSouthernerOct 14, 2014
It has been two years since I had a septoplasty for a very very crooked septum. After my last post things started kept getting worse, the tip still feels/looks like it is falling and it burns and is swollen. My nostrils are flaring,the tip is more bulbous than before and my septum is flattening due to the weight of the tip pulling it down. I have a horrible feeling it is nasal collapse and I am developing the dreaded pig nose and new breathing problems.

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Dr. David Reinstadler, MD
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Answered on Oct 16, 2014
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YOU NEED TO CALL YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY AND SEE WHO THEY HAVE UNDER THEIR LIST OF DOCTORS THAT ARE WITHIN NETWORK. YOU MAY WANT TO ASK YOUR PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN WHO THEY RECOMMEND

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