Had deviated septum surgery 4 days ago. When something comes in contact with my nose will it affect it? Do I have to worry?

This week probably felt like the worst cold of your life. Your nose is plugged and nasal, your ears may be popping, and you have an annoying post-nasal drip. These are all normal feelings during recovery from nasal surgery. Smell and taste will start improving soon and will become normal over...

Since you are now over one year out from surgery, almost all of your post-operative swelling should have resolved. I recommend that you see a board certified facial plastic surgeon for a complete evaluation of your septum and nose. The bump on your nose may require a surgery to correct, and...

Excessive bleeding is bad. If this happens in the air your husband may be in serious trouble. Being a little weak 2 weeks after surgery is not abnormal but very week would not be normal.  You may want to check his hematocrit (amount of blood in the body) with a simple blood test that will...

This is a question best answered by the person giving you anesthesia.  It should not adversely affect your surgery, and you should be able to wear it after the procedure

You really only need to wait about 3 weeks to do whatever you want after septoplasty. You want to make sure your nose is healed and the mucosa has no defects. There are cases of ameba in fresh water causing serious infections and there is no reason to take a chance. Since you are 8 weeks out you...

Septoplasties can change the angle of the septum and can change the tip projection and angle. The incisions to approach the septum can disrupt both the major and minor support structures of the nose. As we age the nose will stretch downward regardless of what we do. The key then, is to position...