Swelling after septoplasty? Is it normal to have absolutely no airflow after 1 week?

Thank you for your question. 
With any nasal surgery, the name of the game is patience. At one week, we would expect you to have quite a bit of swelling and bruising still noticeable and may have trouble breathing out of one or both nostrils. By the end of two weeks, typically, you will still be swollen but look more like you have a bad cold, rather than post surgical. Swelling can take up to a year to be completely gone, however, by 9 weeks you will look very good and should see big difference from your pre-op pics.

Go see your surgeon. Hopefully, you are full of mucus, blood, or crusts that can be removed. Maybe you are simply swollen. Either way, you should get evaluated to make sure you are healing normally and to optimize your breathing in your early recovery. Best of luck.