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Getting Consult for Possible Septoplasty - Tampa, FL
UPDATED FROM fab45mom
Four months since surgery.
Feeling great! Breathing fine, no headaches, pressure, stuffy or runny nose. Septoplasty seems to have cured these issues! Nose still asymmetric, but I'm learning to live with this. It helps that I'm straightening my teeth at this time, though. I'm able to focus on that for now. Nose is still healing so I will be patient. I see the doc again in March.
UPDATED FROM fab45mom
Still not thrilled.
My nose seems even more crooked sometimes than it was pre- septoplasty. Or at least just as crooked. But still no headaches or sinus pressure, and even my seasonal allergies seem to have abated. It still feels sore if I touch it too roughly, so I try to just leave it alone. I also try to avoid taking pics and staring too much at it, as this is exasperating for me. I'm going to try to learn how to do some camoflaguing contouring makeup as soon as I get over my laziness. I'm not all that into makeup.
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November 24, 2014
I was reading your story as I am having a septoplasty done 12/17. I am looking forward to better breathing but I hear your concerns about the crooked-ness though I think your nose looks great! My doc made it sound like the "simple septoplasty" would straighten my nose more but not completely and that it's rare for anyone to have a completely straight septum. I'm nervous that he said simple, it seems no medical/dental procedure is ever simple for me. Good luck with the recovery!
PS- your teeth look great :)
November 24, 2014
If your nose is significantly crooked ( cartilage and bone damaged) then it might improve the looks some but it's not a " nose job". But it certainly can and should help with any physical discomfort. I'm 100% happy with that part. And straightening the septum out does give the nose better structure. Mine was lower before the procedure and raising it by fixing the septum improved it some asthetically, although it's not quite as evident in pics. Good luck on your procedure! And thanks!
UPDATED FROM fab45mom
One month post - op
The stitches inside my nose have been coming out on their own. I think they may all be out now. My breathing is great, nose is still clean and clear. I'm still doing the irrigations but only once daily, and I've stopped using the spray. No headaches. Protecting my nose from injury. My nose looks almost exactly how it did before surgery. The only difference I see at this point is that the tip appears more elevated now. The crookedness is still there. I may look into non- surgical solutions such as restalyne or juvederm to fill in and try to restore symmetry that way. But that's down the line as I still have a ways to go with healing from this surgery.
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