A month ago I had septoplasty, turbinate reduction and polyp removal. An abscess developed with painful swelling at the left nostril's base. The doc thinks I reacted badly to the sutures running through the septum (right - left nostril). He tried a drain which fell out after 4 or 5 hours. Then he removed the original stitching and replaced it with new, wire-like stitches which he says are absorbable. Each time required multiple local anesthetic injections to the upper lip and base of the nose which, frankly, were worse than the actual surgery. He prescribed a course of an augmented amoxicillin. I just took my last one this morning and am scheduled to see him later today. My fear is, now that I've exhausted the antibiotic, the infection - which has subsided but not completely disappeared - will come roaring back. At this time, I'm still pusy at both sides of the septum - especially the left as the thing seems to be draining from right to left. Furthermore, I don't think I can take yet another set of injections into my upper lip. I was in a quasi-state of shock after the last episode. My question: How long does something like this normally take to clear up?
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Generally speaking a deviated septum will not cause facial pain. The main symptom of a septal deviation is nasal blockage.
Some unusual migraines can have a "trigger" localized to a sinus cavity - operating on the sinuses can make the headaches worse (!)
A septoplasty can be performed after the rhinoplasty as long as it is approximately 2 months postoperative so that there is no further additional swelling. The patient does not need to wait a full year, only a couple of months before embarking on the septoplasty procedure. The...
If you are unhappy with the look of your nose, you think that you would be much happier after a rhinoplasty operation; if you had an accident and the shape of your nose got worsened after this accident; then you can be a good candidate for rhinoplasty operation. It is a well-known fact that...
