I sustained an injury to my nose and thought it would be fine because there was no bleeding only swelling and tenderness but now after two months I feel a pressure on the bridge of my nose and can't breathe through my right nostril when I lay down on my side and also experience headaches if I don't elevate my head. What could this be?
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An open reduction of the nasal fracture involves making medial and lateral osteotomies in the nasal bones and manually setting them straight. Osteotomy's or performed with a mallet and a very fine chisel. This can be performed through a closed rhinoplasty approach whereby all of the incisions ...
I have had it myself twice and I can tell you that it was very tolerable. The hardest part was the packing. So, based on my own experience as a patient I try not to put packing in the nose. RegardsDr. J
Gaby, great question, and very common at that. A septoplasty will address the nasal septum along the middle and help you with your breathing, while a rhinoplasty deals with the nasal valve, the bony structures, as well as the appearance of the nose. In some cases, a functional...