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I have a perforated septum, a scab keeps forming, my doctor said it was fine to blow my nose but when I do it pops out.

SmileforshellsMay 1, 2016
The doctor has me using saline spray and gel to keep it from drying out, but is it ok that the scab comes out? When it does it tends to bleed a little, nothing major though.

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Dr. Richard Ellenbogen, MD (retired)
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Answered on May 5, 2016
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