Is It OK to Use Steroid Nasal Sprays While Recovering from Septorhinoplasty?

After a septoplasty, it is common for the surgeon to insert splints inside the nose to fit on both sides of the septum. These are made of silastic which is a plastic-like material. These are usually left in for 5-7 days and then are removed. If yo are having bleeding and pain, try to get in to...

Some people experience significant nasal obstruction with a 30% restriction of airflow while other patients do not have symptoms.  It really depends on each individual patient.  If the nasal obstruction from the deviated septum is significant and the patient is symptomatic, then it...

Trauma to the nose can result in a fracture or deviation of the internal portion of the septum known as a deviated septum.  A deviated septum usually causes decreased breathing issues consistently out of one side of the nose.  A tall thin nose with flail upper lateral cartilages can...