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Hypothyroidism can cause facial and nasal swelling. If you have decreased thyroid function you should see an endocrinologist. You may also just have sinus dysfunction as well. See an otolaryngologist once your thyroid issues are addressed.
Hypothyroidism can cause rhinitis. Its main symptoms are obstruction and drainage. On examination the nasal tissue is swollen. It usually takes years of hypothyroidism for this condition to occur. Therefore it may be necessary to replace thyroid hormone slowly or else there may be adverse cardiac outcomes. It may be a cause for sinusitis so it's important to get that normalized before proceeding with additional sinus surgery
Your bleeding and oozing is normal especially for the first week. Your nose looks swollen and looks like you have packing which can also contribute to frontal drainage. You are still very early and need to be patient. When your surgeon cleans out your nose and removes any packing you should feel...
The sinus problem can be due to many things. First of all, you should be examined and tested in terms of allergy, a complete questioning should be done, and a recent sinus tomography should be viewed from all aspects. If you send these to me I can help you more. My thesis is allergic rhinitis...
To be honest I am having a hard time understanding your problem. Other than an empty nose syndrome which causes too much dryness I can't imagine a reason why one would want to narrow the maxillary sinus opening. If the opening is too large then dry ulcers can form on the back wall of the sinus...
Try not to worry to much about your facial asymmetry. Everybody has some level of facial asymmetry which is normal. Sometimes some of these asymmetries can be camouflaged by having simple Botox or filler treatments for the soft tissue asymmetry. Any underlying bony asymmetry can be quit...
There is a very high probability that you have sinusitis with allergies. First of all, treatment is planned with ENT examination, allergy test and sinus tomography.
The recovery process from sinus surgery usually takes a full 6 weeks to feel the final result. During that time it does get frustrating sometimes but will well worth it in the end.Good Luck with your recovery!
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