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Feeling a bump on septal cartilage.

alexdubois888Mar 12, 2015
I had my cast taken off 12 days post-op (septorhinoplasty) and I am feeling (almost not visible) a small bump right where the bone meets the septal cartilage. Feels like there is a tiny space between the nasal bone and septal cartilage. The bump seems to be on the cartilage... Is this normal?

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Dr. David Reinstadler, MD
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Answered on Mar 13, 2015
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