Why are my stitches numb? 2 days post septoplasty.

Hi hen786,At 3 days post septoplasty, you can smile and laugh as much as you want (lol). The reason why you feel tightness at 3days post-op is because this is usually the time when maximum swelling comes, but your recovery shouldn't be affected by laughing.

Thanks for your question. In short, yes there are situations where the septum can re-warp to become closer to its original crooked position in the nose, however this certainly does not occur in every or even most septoplasties. The likely biggest contributor to the issue is how much septum is...

Thanks for posting your concerns. You must find an ENT provider that accepts your insurance. It should cover any functional airway surgery to improve your breathing. Without examining you, it is not possible to say exactly what needs to be done. Best of luck breathing better.

Not necessarily. If the headaches themselves are caused by the bone spur impacted into the side wall of the nose, removal of the bone spur will cure the sinus related headaches. These are not migraine type headaches.

The nasal septum is a partitioning wall between the right and the left side of the nose. It can be crooked inside and may not show any evidence of that by looking on the outside of the nose. The best way is to do an endoscopic exam to assess the full length of the nasal septum. You should see an...

Nasal obstruction leading to breathing problems can be due to multiple different sources, including a deviated septum, internal valve collapse, enlarged turbinates, and/or other causes.  Alternating nasal congestion is a normal phenomenon known as the nasal cycle; however, it is not normal to ...