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Can This Dent on my Nasal Septum Be Fixed? It Feels Uncomfortable, Sticky and Looks Red and Inflamed. (photo)

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peachentsJan 6, 2013

It is dented on the septum and feels uncomfortable, either from being attacked 3 years ago or putting ice in it (silly I know) straight after the attack. Would the ice have caused it? How can it be fixed? I had a septorhinoplasty operation 18 months ago, but have bone visable externally, the skin feels tight (difficult to smile) and the septum still seems slightly deviated. Please advise based on the photos? Thank you very much for your help.

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Kenneth Hughes, MD

    Call your plastic surgeon's office to evaluate this.  If you have a septal hemartoma, you need to have the area drained as soon as possible.  Hopefully you already did this.

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       If you are concerned about the bleach, I would trim or pluck the hairs.  7 months after the rhinoplasty, you should be fine doing either.

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   If the nose looks the same, you likely did no damage.  However, you need to be examined.  What nasal exercises are you performing?

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Some of this will depend on whether you had open or closed rhinoplasty.  I would recommend not doing these treatments to the lip for quite a while.  It would be like getting sunburned right after the rhinoplasty.  It may not make much difference, but I would wait.

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    The bump could be due to swelling, but this could be residual deformity after nasal fracture.  Hard to tell without a picture or an exam.

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Thomas Trevisani, MD

Very often in the early post-rhino period, especially when Osteotomy is eprformed, there will be subconjunctival hematoma. Sleeping with your head elevated and frequent irrigation with eyedrops approved by your doctor will resolve it more quickly. Be sure to use eyedrops temporarily.

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