I have plastic framed glasses that sit on the bridge of my nose. I also have a deviated septum that is deviated along the dorsum. Can the indentations left by my glasses be worsening the congestion from my deviated septum?
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The short answer to your question is that repairing a septal perforation is a tenuous procedure at best and repairs that are done typically do not have the same strength and resiliency as normal nasal septum. That being said nicotine does compromise the blood supply and could cause loss of the...
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