I went to the highest rated ENT in my area to perform my Septoplasty and turbinate reduction (including removing my adenoids). Before the surgery I was worried about my nose changing shape and my doctor said there will “absolutely be no change.” Fast forward to now - there is a change in the shape of my nose. I went back to follow up and he said he barely notices it and he can add filler to fix it, but im worried that it might collapse if its the saddle nose deformity. Any advice?
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When people have chronic nasal obstruction from turbinate enlargement, we offer turbinate reduction in our practice for the last 24 years. Some people experience crusting for longer than 7 weeks. Sometimes crusting can persist for many months. We have not seen anyone that has persistent nasal...
Hello, hope you are well. Turbinate reduction is a very common and safe procedure, but the devil is in the details. Removing large portions or the entire inferior turbinates can result in nasal dysfunction, and it is neither necessary nor recommended. ENS does exist in this context (iatrogenic...