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A septoplasty alone will not have much of an effect on sleep apnea. That being said it often makes the CPAP or BIPAP machine more tolerable and easier to use. Typically, most surgeons want you to wait two weeks before using the machine but I would ask your surgeon on his/her preference.
Septoplasty alone is not normally an adequate treatment for sleep apnea. If you just have a septoplasty, without any manipulation to the nasal bones it would likely be okay to use your BiPap. I would consult with a plastic surgeon and make sure to ask these questions. Bring your BiPap mask into the office so they can see where the pressure points are. Hope this helps.
If anyone has a lot of pain from any procedure, they should contact their plastic surgeon. So, I would recommend that you go see him and he should be able to adjust them so you do not hurt. I usually have soft spongy splints that I use after your proicedures and remove them the next day!!
There is no disputing that chronic cocaine abuse can lead to septal perforation and ischemic necrosis of nasal supporting structures leading to collapse and higher risk of complications from surgery....this is largely due to the powerful/sustained vasoconstriction (loss of blood flow) caused b...
Any issues or concerns one day post surgery should be addressed directly with the rhinoplasty surgeon who performed surgery. He/she can examine you and help determine appropriate options. Generally, rhinoplasty splints may or may not be used after surgery. Splints, external or internal, may be s...
