Should I pull out dried mucus attached to blood crust in my nose 1 week after rhinoplasty?

October 9, 2017
Asked By:snowtonia in Miami, FL

Its been a week now that i had my closed rhinoplasty, i have a huge ball of dried mucus attached to blood crust in both of nostril i presume that its where the incisions are so im scared that by pulling them out my incision will re-open but i cant breath by my nostril and its really uncomfortable. Its so far in the nostril that im not able to properly put onguents with a q-tip to soften up.. what should i do ?

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