How long should someone wait before doing a nasal rinse/ flush? I am 4 weeks post op and my inside nasal airways are clogged with massive amounts of dried blood and lots of crust. I use saline nasal spray on a daily basis 5x a day but does not seem to help or go through the nasal airway due to the blockage of the crusting. Would it be safe at this point to perform a nasal irrigation? I do not meet with my surgeon for another 2 weeks and would appreciate some feed back with your experience! thx
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Dear andrea, I answered in your earlier post that it would be best if your surgeon contacts an associate he/she may know near you so that you can go in and see a specialist for a follow up appointment. Your surgeon will typically contact the referred surgeon and discuss your procedure and...
It is not uncommon especially in thicker skin to develop some hard knots or lumps or thickened scar tissue after a rhinoplasty procedure. Steroid injections typically help to minimize and improve that problem. That being said, it is not uncommon to require additional injections for maximal...
