I had a septoplasty. The surgeon tried to tell me my nose was crooked after surgery because he needed to make it align to my crooked upper lip (both deviated to my left). Is it true that I’ll have a crooked nose forever and a second surgery won’t fix this? No one’s face is symmetrical so why can’t I have a straight nose when other ppl out there have asymmetries and their nose is straight (regardless of position of their upper lip). Id like to know if I can have a straight nose despite my lip
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Hello, hope you are well. The recovery for most patients is generally measured in weeks, not months. Usually by 4 weeks postop, healing has progressed to the point where patients no longer have an awareness that they are recovering from surgery; they are back to normal activities, their nasal...
Hello! Taping can be used for a number of different reasons for the nasal tip. It's most helpful early in the course of healing from a rhinoplasty. Taping helps to reduce swelling and encourage a certain form. For deviation, the tip can be taped to the opposite side (within limits) to help scar...
It is normal to have a pneumatized sphenoid sinus. That means the sinus is filled with air, not mucus or pus. The pituitary gland lives just above the sphenoid sinus and I believe that is what you have circled. I am not a neurologist and I am not a radiologist, however, I would defer...
