Why do some doctors insert numbing fluid into the chest after rib removal, while others do not? I have a balloon leaking numbing fluid for about 5 days.
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What you were describing is probable narrowing in the nasal valve area. But also you may have septal deviation or hypertrophied inferior turbinates. See a very experienced rhinoplasty surgeon who can address both your functional as well as any cosmetic concerns.
In my experience over 15 ears and hundreds of rib graft rhinoplasties the patients all return to normal activity by 6 weeks - the occasional patient experiences some minor clicking long term
Thank you very much for this interesting question.Swelling time after a rhinoplasty depends of the surgery complexity (Ex.: Rhinoplasty with nasal controled nasal bones fracture (osteotomy) will have greater inflammation than one in which only the nasal tip treatment).But, generally the nasal...