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Loss if smell after revision rhinoplasty (2022) - can anything be done to fix this?

secret999Dec 27, 2025

Hello. I had revision rhinoplasty in early 2022 to straighten my nose and reduce it in size. My size is smaller but the straightness is actually worse now it has a lump on the left side. The worst part is i lost my sense of smell and taste. Doc says he doesnt know why. Scheduled me for an MRI and to see an ENT specialist which i had to pay for and the MRI didnt show anything. ENT just confirmed i cant smell. I was severly swollen and bruised after my procedure i did not leave the house for 8 weeks. Never had convid or any viral infection during those 8 weeks. Has anyone heard of this happening to other patients?

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