I refuse to accept the answers this is just due to being "swollen". My breathing was perfect the first couple weeks after surgery then just declined. Saw another surgeon for 2nd opinion said 80% blocked left nostril and 50% right. My nose seems wider due to spread grafts, still curved and worse breathing than before surgery. I feel this is not my fault but now burden of a revision what are my options?
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The septoplasty could have been performed during your rhinoplasty since this would have been the easiest time to perform it in many ways. But, to answer the question that you are asking the group, yes you can absolutely get a septoplasty after having had a rhinoplasty.
When patients start out with asymmetry/deviation and subsequently undergo resectional rhinoplasty techniques without having any supportive grafting, the deformities often get worse.... you have an over-resected dorsum and tip that have yielded dorsal collapse, tip asymmetry and over rotationThe...
I would suggest holding off on any septal surgery until you are finished with boxing. If nasal obstruction is your issue despite medical treatments, you should be evaluated for turbinate surgery as at least this will not destabilize or weaken your nasal support system and may give you more ...