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Hi there! Steroid injections can work. It's worth a try as long as it's done carefully. Sometimes, if the nose is bigger, it may not just be scar tissue but cartilage and grafts which are too big or have moved. I encourage nightly taping as well in addition to compressions if needed. If no improvements, then a revision procedure may be needed. Hope this is useful!
Steroid injections to the nose are sometimes used for swelling/scar tissue during the early healing phase after nasal surgery. Seven years has passed and they wouldn't change your situation and doing so may risk permanent and unwanted changes to your nasal skin. You're better off consulting with a nasal surgeon for a potential revision rhinoplasty.
No, allergies would not result in a deviation of your nasal septum.The septum can warp or shift and therefore, redeviate after septoplasty, so that's more likely what has occurred in your situation if the septum is indeed confirmed by a nasal surgeon to be deviated at this point.
Hi there! After septoplasty, you can certainly walk and move around. You want to restrict bending or straining including lifting anything heavier than 10 lbs for 2 weeks. Noseblowing or picking should be avoided during that time. Exercise should be limited to nothing that will raise the blood...
While training varies among providers, you may consider evaluation by a surgeon who specialized in rhinoplasty procedures to address the cosmetic concerns. Talk with your health care provider for a recommendation on how to proceed.
Only 1 posted postop photo and no posted before photos? Appears you need revision full rhinoplasty now. Best to virtual consult with... Fee $10,000+.
Hi and thanks for the question and for including an image of your CT scan. Your septum is severely deviated and I would expect that a septoplasty would make a big difference to your nasal breathing in addition to an inferior turbinate reduction (the turbinates are what temporarily shrink when...
Hello and thank you for your answer. In rare cases, septoplasty might be unsuccessful. The best recommendation I would give you would be to be seen by an ENT doctor. He can examine you thoroughly and determine if there's an obstruction or just simply a swelling from your surgery that hasn't...
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