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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October 9, 2017
Answer: Should I pull out dried mucus attached to blood crust in my nose 1 week after rhinoplasty?
... Many people have chronically "stuffy" noses, but they don't have what we call real sinusitis. If the problem is in the nose itself, it might be treatable at the same time as working on the appearance of the nose. The rhinoplasty surgeon would have to look inside the nose to make that...
Sometimes, you just have to sneeze. Vigorous sneezing may be uncomfortable and cause some bleeding, but it would be unlikely to affect anything structural. Claritin or similar drugs may help. A gentle controlled sneeze would be best.
Ivo Gwanmesia, FRCS(Plast) - Account Suspended says:
At 1 month post op, it is still too early to come to any conclusions about your nose. I would suggest you wait a few more months before coming to any conclusions. Please also keep in touch with your surgeonKind regards
