I am 17 days post op and my doctor gave me Flonase to help suppress the internal swelling that was severely bothering me. I am very healthy with no allergies or other complications. The surgery went very well and I have had almost no bleeding post op. He said I was healing very well. What are the drawbacks to using Flonase this soon after septorhinoplasty and are there any short or long term side effects? Can it impair healing or cause long term damage to my nasal linings?.
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I would follow the instructions of your ENT surgeon. It is possible that you developed them during the healing process and they could be from when you underwent anesthesia. They should resolve in time. Any surgical procedure that you are put to sleep with a breathing tube can result in oral ulcers.
The septoplasty is designed to straighten the inside nose to improve the ability of one to breathe from the nose - a little known fact however is that the entire tip of the nose sits on the septum - if your surgeon violates the tip supporting structures when doing the septal repair, then it is...
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It would be difficult to provide you with advice regarding your septum without performing an examination. If you are having trouble breathing, it is possible you may be experiencing a deviated septum. Please feel free to schedule a consultation with my office, and I would be happy to...
