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Hi there,This a great question. The best person to answer the question is your surgeon, as they can evaluate your healing. You won't want to risk scarring or infection from doing the piercing too early.As I understand it, the piercing is placed between the septum and the cartilages in the bottom of the nose (called medial crura). I think waiting 2-4 months should be enough, but will still recommend discussing with your doctor. Good luck!
It is important not to interfere with the process of healing after a surgical procedure on the nose. It is probably best to wait 6 months before piercing the septum
Thanks for the question and the photos. I have seen patients with this type of piercing before. It can cause stretching and bowing of the columella by exerting pressure in this area. Correction involves repair of the perforation and rotation of the tip cartilages. Obviously you would not want to...
Hello and thanks for your question,Ideally, it would be best to do both procedures at the same time.In our office we do septorhinoplasty very commonly together. This allows using the deviated portion of the septum as a graft to improve both function and aesthetics of the nose.Also this allows...
Dear Mitch1, I have performed many septoplasty and septorhinoplasty procedures on patients with the same career of boxing and it does propose problems when you are still in the middle of your career. There are several questions which need to be addressed and would be answered during consultation...
