Eye swelling after septoplasty - is it normal after all this time?

Hello and thank you for your question. Based on your photographs, the fullness in the dorsum may not improve with time. Usually tip swelling decreases with time. Additionally, it appears that your nasal tip is over projected. All of these areas could be addressed during a revision. I recommend...

After a septoplasty, the septum is not healed by 2 weeks and is more prone to be broken. If you spar or competitively box you at 2 weeks then you are more likely to have complications. I recommend you do not do this. Best Wishes, Gary Horndeski, M.D.

I can appreciate asymmetry at the base of your nose in your photographs, and if this is associated with nasal obstruction, you probably do have a deviated nasal septum. Please consider meeting with several reputable rhinoplasty specialist so you could discuss your concerns and have a plan to...

Hello and thank you for your question. Based on your photographs, the dorsal contour irregularity will likely require a revision to improve it. I don’t recommend having rasping performed under local anesthesia. This will usually make the nose look better for 1-2 months and then it will a...

We do not use nasal packing routinely for the last 25 years either. The rate limiting factor for your ability to breathe is the type of turbinate reduction that you will undergo. Carbonates are extremely large, we resect a portion. These patients breathe better immediately. When we perform...