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I no longer have any septum left in my nose. Can it still be repaired?

I no longer have any septum left due to my cocaine addiction. I have since gone to rehab but now need to address the issue of my nose. I

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Risks from Perforated Septum if Left Untreated?

I always have an abnormal amount of dried mucus, crusting and scabbing in my nose and it's always stuffed. Thus, I'm forever picking my

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When will I breathe again after septorhinoplasty and how long until the 'grossness' of the scabs and stitches go?

I am so fed up. It's day 11 post op and I can't breathe at all through my nose. Also I feel so disgusting the inside of my nostrils (which

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Where are the stitches located in a deviated septum repair & what do they look like?

I had my devaited septum fixed by the surgeon yesterday. I now have those plastic tubes in my nose & 3 dissolvable stitches I picked at

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I have a perforated septum, a scab keeps forming, my doctor said it was fine to blow my nose but when I do it pops out.

The doctor has me using saline spray and gel to keep it from drying out, but is it ok that the scab comes out? When it does it tends to

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Septoplasty post-op care: Are you supposed to let drainage dry and scab? Or should the area be kept moist?

I had a septoplasty and bilateral turbinate reduction and cyst removal from maxillary right sinus 2 days ago. I still have heavy brownish

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Large Internal Scabs 2 Years Post Septoplasty

Had Septoplasty 2 years ago to correct a deviated septum in an attempt to help my sleep apnea. I did not pick my nose at all after the

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