I Have Deviated Septum and Protrusive Dental Arches. Do my Teeth Affect my Septum?

   While septoplasty may have some effect on the look of the nose, the septal deviation surgery usually involves removal of a nasal obstruction.  The cosmetic portion of the septoplasty would be altering of the L-strut.  Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

I have seen this in a few patients over the years. What I can tell you with 99.9% certainty is that it will go away. What I cannot tell you is when. I would ask your surgeon if it is ok for you to take a 4 or 5 day course of anti-inflammatories to see if that helps. As for picking your nose, the...

The appearance that your eyes are smaller may be the result of swelling which at two weeks would be expected. It will probably improve with time.

If you would like to make the tip of your nose more slender and refined, without reducing the width of the area above the tip (known as the supra tip), the only way to accomplish this is by using one or more cartilage grafts. A cartilage graft would be used to make your tip slightly higher...

At four weeks, you results are just starting to show. This is too early to draw any conclusions. So far, it seems like it's going well. Do not spoil the fun and enjoy your early result.

Every surgeon is different with their guidelines. I would recommend speaking with your surgeon regarding what they advise for before and after surgery. There are certain things that we recommend avoiding 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after surgery, which include but are not limited to various...