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I got a septoplasty about a month ago. The nostrils used to have almost an identical shape and now they are different.

rushudJul 18, 2015
My cast was removed 2 weeks after my surgery because he told me that the longer, the straighter the nose. He then gave me this tape thing that I was told to apply for a month post-op daily on my nose. It's been about 10 days since I'm applying this tape and he told me it's supposed to restrict further swelling? I had an event coming up so I asked him if it's ok t remove it for a day, he said it was fine but when i did remove it, after some hrs i noticed my nostrils went in different directions?

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