I had septoplasty 3 weeks ago. A piece of my lower cartilage was removed. Is it ok now to go go for a sauna?

I would recommend an in-person consultation with a rhinoplasty expert.  This can be a plastic surgeon or ENT/facial plastic surgeon.  It appears that you have a left deviation of your entire nose with a C-shaped deformity.  Your caudal septum is dislocated to the left.  Therefore, you will lik...

Septoplasty can cause asymmetrical nostril and rarely nasal deviation. However in your case it is too early to judge the final results. Even if one requires a revision surgery, the operation would usually be planned for when the healing process is completed. You should consult...

Hi Aeirys, At this time, you still have swelling, your nose may still be filled with a lot of mucous and old blood, which can prevent the also swollen nerve ending from contacting the stimulus for smelling, thus blocking the smelling mechanism. This should resolve with time.