I looked into my septum and it looked reddish and pinkish at the back. Just wondering if this is normal? For the septum to look bloody though there's no discharge. It's been four months post septorhinoplasty.
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In general, almost all noses are numb right after a rhinoplasty. In most cases its the tip that is numb, but this numbness can extend down to the upper lip, and in rare cases some of the teeth. There are nerves that are cut and stretched during a rhinoplasty, and it takes a long time for those...
It is not abnormal to still have congestion 11 days after your procedure. In general, congestion will persist for two weeks or longer depending on the individual circumstances of the patient. I would recommend following up with your surgeon with any concerns, as they know the details of your...
A stuffy nose after septoplasty is common. I tell my patients that they can expect to feel some congestion after surgery. It is around a month that this congestion begins to resolve. You had a surgery inside the nose, and the only way that your nose knows to respond to surgery...
