I want to get a Rhinoplasty, but I get sinusitis often. Will this prevent the surgery from being possible, or will it cause complications during or after the surgery?
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October 2, 2021
Answer: Okay to Have Rhinoplasty With a History of Sinusitis
The tape on the nose may have irritated the skin and caused some superficial sloughing of the skin. If your doctor said that it looks ok, I would just take a deep breath and listen to him and relax a bit, It shouldn't ruin your rhinoplasty results. Just be patient.
It is true that nose whistling occurs from altered airflow dynamics through the nose from a septal perforation. If only cosmetic nasal surgery was performed and not a septoplasty or harvesting of septal cartilage, it is impossible to get a septal perforation. The whistling can be caused from...
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First, let me say that 9 days is very early in the healing process and swelling can indeed distort the nose. However, I believe it is important for rhinoplasty surgeons to be honest with themselves, contain their pride and recognize problems that will not improve with time. I believe that...