I had septoplasty/turbinoplasty done a few days ago and went to the ER the same night due to excessive bleeding. The Dr there wanted to take the splints out but I asked if he could just remove the blood clot to stop the bleeding as I wanted the splints in place to secure my septum. The bleeding stopped but the next day, it continued again and this time my ENT Dr. went ahead and took the splints out replacing it with packing. Will this undo the results of the surgery?
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January 9, 2017
Answer: Post Operative Nasal Bleeding requiring intranasal splint removal
Turbinate reduction is frequently indicated during septoplasty to address "compensatory hypertrophy" of the turbinate. This involves enlargement of the turbinate on the opposite side of the septal deviation. The turbinate enlarges over time to fill in the extra space made by the septal de...
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Though every surgeon has personal preferences regarding post operative care based on personal experience and surgical principles, having only one visit at 5 days and no follow up appointments seems rather brief. I do not use internal nasal splints, but in general our protocol for septoplasty/ ...
