I went to my family doctor and told me today that i had an infection in my nose, caused by smoking, did i ruin the whole operation by continued smoking? Do i need an other operation? My nose still hurts when i touch it and right now i have a very bad taste in my mouth, it's all going down from my nose, from the hospital they did tell me to stop smoking but i smoked anyway cause i thought it wouldn't be effected much, i don't know what i was thinking
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Septoplasty is often helpful to allow good access into the sinuses and easier outflow from a congested nose. This is something that you should discuss with your surgeon prior to surgery.
If the nose only had septoplasty then you might need a rhinoplasty as nothing on the outside was addressed. It is also concerning that you cannot breathe. You need a thorough evaluation by an Otolaryngologist to find out why? RegardsDr. J
This is the kind of situation that calls for a very careful diagnostic workup and planning of an operation to not only straighten the nose, but also to support the change over time. My impression is that you would require rib cartilage as a donor site to get some strong cartilage grafts to ...