I have a hole and I feel like I don't have any major symptoms other than I feel a pressure. If I leave it alone will it get worse? I feel like I am only breathing out of one nostril. Without segery will I ever gain my other nostril back? I don't want my nose to clapse it I don't treat the issue.
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Hi,I know doctors disagree about this, but I'll give you my 2 cents. Don't massage the nose. The doctor put the cartilages and bones in a certain position, and you want them to stay where they were put. Don't push them around by massaging the nose. It won't do anything to decrease the swelling...
4 weeks post op is still too early to determine how your nose will look once it is fully healed. Like previously stated below, the tip of the nose is the area that remains swollen the longest following an open rhinoplasty. Try to be patient as you continue to heal.Mark Petroff, MD., FACS
Hi,the only thing which will stop you driving after any operation would be the after effects of anaesthetic (this should wear off after 24hours!!) pain and feeling sick!!!bwJawed TaheryConsutant ENT/Plastic surgeonchester,UK