I was playing a soccer game and I hit into a guy and my nose immediately started bleeding and it blocked my one nostril completely and has been bleeding out my nose and down my throat for 6+ hours it's the cartilage. What should I do?
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Dear askigquestionsFirst of all congratulations on your satisfaction with your early result. Enjoy it. The edema, swelling, numbness and way the nose feels when you touch it will change over the next months. Protection from being bumped by a pet/friend/athletic endeavor and sunscreen are tw...
Dear Sarah15808, In my practice I do not use a cautery for rhinoplasty surgery so there would be no need to remove the retainer even for anesthesia purposes since it is in a fixed position. Check with your surgeon and his/her policies. Best regards, Michael V. Elam, M.D.
Kenalog injections in the nose can potentially cause a significant amount of damage. While they are occasionally helpful, one must be very careful with steroid injections in the nose.
I believe the postoperative polly beak deformity is most commonly a result of inadequate...
