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I am not happy with my nose job 8 days post septoplasty. What can I do?? (photos)

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vermaanuJul 11, 2017
I had a septoplasty with nasal frame work correction. The doctor got my deviated septum corrected, placed a costal cartilage on my depressed nose and reduced the tip. It was a 3 hour surgery. This is what my nose now looks like. Big and ugly. The pic is 8 days post op. I am not happy wid my nose job. What can I do??

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Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS

Time will correct much of this anxiety. Nasal airflow can dry out your nose mucosa. Keep the area well hydrated with saline washes. SwellX tablets can help reduce postop swelling. Best, Dr. KaramanoukianLos Angeles

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Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS

Massage the outer nose with Plato's Scar Serum, use saline washes intranasally, and take SwellX tablets to reduce swelling. Best, Dr. KaramanoukianLos Angeles

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Matthew Brace, MD

Thanks for the question. An alteration in your sense of smell can be from swelling in your nose. It can also be from an infection. I would contact your surgeon. There may be packing in your nose that needs to be removed. You may also need to start saline irrigations and antibiotics. These causes...

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Juan Carlos Fuentes, MD

After a septoplasty and turbinate surgery is normal to have swelling in the nasal and pharynx area, and this swelling can obstruct a little the Eustachian tube, and the symptoms are the headache or pressure, dizziness, the popping on the ears when you open or close the mouth, and hearing p...

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Jeffrey H. Spiegel, MD

It's unlikely.  You'll hopefully breathe better and may even have a more attractive look, however.

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