Is using Flonase to reduce swelling safe one week after Rhino/Septoplasty?

Yes, smoking and drinking can significantly impair healing and may contribute to prolonged swelling and stiffness, even 10.5 months post-op. Nicotine constricts blood vessels and reduces oxygen flow, which slows tissue recovery, while alcohol can cause fluid retention and inflammation. Morning...

There isn't much fat on the nose and any thickness you see is usually attributed to other tissue, namely skin and cartilage. 

The human tissues do "adapt" its shape to changes in force however this cannot be applicable to the nasal framework. The nasal bones and too strong to be changed by forced while the cartilages are flexible and have a memory. Pushing on your nose does not change the shape of it permanently. The...

Thank you for your question. It is very difficult for me to give you my opinion without having a consultation or at least a photo where I can appreciate that bone you are referring to. best regards, Yucel Sarialtin

Yes, you do have a hump on the nose that is due to bone and cartilage. You also have several other issues with the nose. Just removing the hump will not leave you with a good result. A rhinoplasty procedure that would also treat your droopy ill-supported tip would also be required to bring the...

     It is possible that the trauma changed the quality of your voice and that surgical correction could help.Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA