Allergy season seems to now be fully in effect. So I was wondering if it is safe to use a nasal allergy spray such as Nasacort, Nasonex, etc after rhinoplasty. Could the formula of the medicine damage the structures inside the nose somehow? Is it better to just stick to Clairitin D or Zyrtec? Thanks! :) (I am 9 months post rhinoplasty)
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Patients experience tremendous changes to the skin while on Accutane. I advise my patients not to do any facial surgery until they have been off Accutane for at lease 6 months. I have found rhinoplasty results improve after accutane because of the improvement in skin quality.Dr. Michael Sul...
Hi and thanks for the question and photos. At 5 weeks, there is certainly still quite a bit of swelling in the nose. This is especially true in the supratip, the area above the tip. This swelling can cause a “pollybeak” shape on profile view. Ask your surgeon about a Kenalog (ste...
In my opinion, you’ll get a much better result with surgery. In order to treat the bump of your nose one would need to shave it down and break the nasal bones. I incorporate the FINNESSE technique which I invented. I routinely do not pack the nose. Pain, bruising and recovery are minimal when c...
