sinus surgery and nose job
Question:
1. Been thinking about possibility of having sinus surgery. Been having Chronic congestion/inflammation for several years that worsens with any thing that I intake that is sour or has alchohol. No runny nose and no infections. tried everything.. nasal wash, steriod sprays, antibiotics, allergy shots etc Am I a candidate ? 2. Would they be able to combine this with a nose job - ie restructure my nose to a desired cosmetic shape (within a reasonable extent – make nostrils less wide) along with the sinus surgery as an added benefit ?
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On 22 Jul 2005 14:59:25 -0700, example2…@hotmail.com wrote: >1. Been thinking about possibility of having sinus surgery. Been having >Chronic congestion/inflammation for several years that worsens with any >thing that I intake that is sour or has alchohol. No runny nose and no >infections. tried everything.. nasal wash, steriod sprays, antibiotics, >allergy shots etc >Am I a candidate ?
Possibly if CT scans show blockages, thickening etc. A clinical exam. has to be done to really say. >2. Would they be able to combine this with a nose job - ie restructure >my nose to a desired cosmetic shape (within a reasonable extent – make >nostrils less wide) along with the sinus surgery as an added benefit ?
It can be done but will lengthen the surgery and maybe take the sole focus away from doing the best sinus surgery (which is tricky enough as it is).. You might need a plastic surgeon plus a sinsu surgeon, ot you might find both in one person, but then you are restricting your choice of surgons.
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example2…@hotmail.com wrote: > 1. Been thinking about possibility of having sinus surgery. Been having > Chronic congestion/inflammation for several years that worsens with any > thing that I intake that is sour or has alchohol. No runny nose and no > infections. tried everything.. nasal wash, steriod sprays, antibiotics, > allergy shots etc > Am I a candidate ?
Have you had a CT scan of your sinuses? If so, what did it show? Incidentally, if you suffer from sinus problems, you shouldn’t drink alcohol at all. It is known to worsen sinusitis. > 2. Would they be able to combine this with a nose job - ie restructure > my nose to a desired cosmetic shape (within a reasonable extent – make > nostrils less wide) along with the sinus surgery as an added benefit ?
I wouldn’t mix the two. An ENT surgeon is usually a different person than a plastic surgeon. And each type of surgery has a different recovery path and different post-operative care. Finally, while endoscopic sinus surgery is not supposed to change the shape of your nose significantly, in my case it did. Because my septum was so deviated and my nostrils so narrow, the surgery ended up making my nose slightly wider and straighter. So I would suggest having the sinus surgery and see what it does to your nose and face. — Steven D. Litvintchouk Email: sdlit…@earthlinkNOSPAM.net Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me.
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news:1122069565.237981.70630@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com… > 1. Been thinking about possibility of having sinus surgery. Been having > Chronic congestion/inflammation for several years that worsens with any > thing that I intake that is sour or has alchohol. No runny nose and no > infections. tried everything.. nasal wash, steriod sprays, antibiotics, > allergy shots etc > Am I a candidate ?
Go to an ENT. I rather doubt that sinus surgery would be recommended. It is not a procedure to enter into without a good cause. After continuous infections I finally had to consent. Fortunately it cured the infections. Other problems still exist but I can live with them. > 2. Would they be able to combine this with a nose job - ie restructure > my nose to a desired cosmetic shape (within a reasonable extent – make > nostrils less wide) along with the sinus surgery as an added benefit ?
Not done by the same doctor. Recovering from Endoscopic Surgery is enough without other problems.
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