Whenever I cry or I’m sick my left nostril gets so blocked up with mucus, it doesnt flow like it used to before it just stays clogged and concentrated near my septum . I’m confused on whether or not this is normal or is this due to swelling from internal nasal passages that’s making it this way? Im 9 months post op and my left nostril is so so swollen it looks like how it does from 2 months post op at best.
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Hello! Thank you for your question.
As far as I can see from your photos, it may take 1 to 1.5 years after surgery for the nose to fully take its shape. But I can say that the swelling remaining after 6 months is permanent, so it would be much more correct to have a revision operation, first of...
Christopher David Jones, MBBS, BSc, FRCS (Plast) says:
Rhinoplasty surgery can straighten a deviated septum, refine the tip and improve the overall projection and rotation of the nose. Although the nostrils can also be altered, the overall shape is difficult to predict. From the photos you have provided the two nostrils are asymmetrical. This is...
Hello! Thank you for your question.
As far as I can understand from your question If you send a more detailed photo at a 95 degree angle, it will be possible to make an accurate evaluation, but it is useful to be examined by your surgeon immediately.
It would be better face to face consultation...
