I had my rhinoplasty 8 days ago. 6 days ago I started feeling a sharp pain in my palate. I have a hard time eating. I look with a mirror and light and noticed a half-moon cut in my palate. It hurts like hell. I have been rincing my mouth with salt and water but 6 days now and it still hurts.Is it normal? I felt it may have been the intubation that left this mark and made a cut? I would ask my doctor but he is gone for a week. Thank you for your help.
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If too much cartilage is removed in Rhinoplasty, there are no techniques, creams, or lotions available to make it grow back.
Tissue growth techniques are not available for applications in Rhinoplasty.
Discuss your concerns with your surgeon and learn what options are available to you.
Hello,The closed rhinoplasty is the best way to remove bone and cartilage in hundreds of micro-millimeter slivers to slowly and carefully sculpt the profile to the perfect balance. If you are a primary nose with no previous surgery, you should ONLY consider closed scarless rhinoplasty ...
The problem is not in the septum it is the position of the upper lateral cartilage that lies between the nasal bones and the tip cartilages. It is most likely due to some external trauma- a knock on the nose. The doctor first needs to look inside the nose and make sure there is no internal valve...