I recently had a septoplasty only (no rhinoplasty) and I have noticed a lot of little whitehead/commodones forming in my pores. Prior to surgery I used a metal extractor with a little metal loop and put pressure to push them out with no issues. I asked my ENT doctor, but he didn't understand what I was saying and I tried to describe it multiple times. Anyways, I was just wondering what might be a good rule of thumb. Surgery overall went well. No issues.