I had a really bad fall over a year ago and got a septoplasty done the same week I broke my nose. I’ve waited a little bit over a year to make sure I was fully healed and now I can’t breathe out of my nose and I feel constant pressure and pain in my eyes and head when I went to the doctor he said I had swollen polyps and that it had nothing to do with the surgery even though the pain hasn’t gone away since and my snoring got worse and my septum is still deviated did the surgery fail?
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Please ask your surgeon for their advice, because they know your nose better than anyone here. Having said that, if your face is down in the open hole during a massage, that shouldn't disturb the surgery site itself. There will be some blood pooling in the nose which leads to congestion during a...
It sounds like you are suffering badly with your nasal issues, especially when considering you've already had surgery.
I would recommend seeing a rhinologist - an ENT surgeon who specializes in the nose, sinus, and allergy to try to determine the cause and an effective solution for you.
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Based on your photos you appear to have an indentation along the cartilage portion of your nasal bridge. Generally, there should not be a change in the appearance of someone's nose after septoplasty. It's also curious that you noticed this indentation one year after your surgery. Depending on...
