I had a rhinoplasty a 8 days ago, and the bandages were removed 2 days ago. Last night, I woke up feeling like I was drowning. It turns out, I had a blood clot in the back of my nose, and blood was just pouring out of my nose. I kept swallowing and the next morning, the effects of drinking blood definitely hit me. I pulled this out of my nose, and controlled the bleeding with Afrin. Today, I can feel the blood hardening at the side of my nose. What should I do to prevent a relapse?
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Dear Tinkerbelle14 in Ukiah:
You raise a good question. Frankly, since most photographs are taken in
2-dimensions, 2-dimension computer imaging is satisfactory. 3-D is a nifty technology, and if you want to
have it, certainly go forth and do it, but that is not really going to impact
on the...
Recurrent
epistaxis (bleeding out of the nose) is not a normal finding after any nasal
surgery. Mild bloody drainage is expected over the first few post-operative
days but if these episodes are persistent (lasting greater than 10-20 minutes)
and are recurrent you should be evaluated by your...
These
likely are non-absorbable sutures and should have been removed along with your
other sutures. The blue coloring is to make them more visible so the surgeon
knows to remove them, but depending on the size of the sutures, they can be
easy to miss. You should return to your surgeon as soon as...