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The No Packing Rhinoplasty

Packing in the nose after rhinoplasty surgery is one of patient's greatest fears about the surgery. The thought of having to remove nasal packing after the procedure is an uncomfortable one.

The thought of ansal packing removal is unpleasant at best and downright painful at worst. I have found that many potential rhinoplasty patients often ask....are you going to pack my nose? After hearing this concern numeruos times over the years, I have come to appreciate a patient's apprehensions over the issue of packing in the nose after rhinoplasty surgery.

The good news is that the need for packing a rhinoplasty surgery patient is very infrequent. In cosmetic rhinoplasty, where only the visible part of the nose is being changed, there is very little reason to ever have to pack the nose after surgery as this causes very little internal bleeding. If you having a 'rhinoplasty' for breathing purposes only, otherwise known as functional nasal airway surgery or septoplasty and/or turbinate surgery, then the need for nasal packing exists but it is still in my practice a very low likelihood.

The purpose of nasal packing is two-fold; 1) to manage bleeding during and after surgery, and 2) to push the lining back into its proper place against the bone or cartilage walls of the internal nose. Whe performing septal straightening, a very important component of airway surgery, you must first lift the lining off of both sides before straightening it. The lining of the septum must be put back after it is straightened. Historically, packing the nose with gauze squeezed this lining back in place. The use of packing has been replaced by many surgeons with sewing it back into place through a sewing technique known as quilting. Much to the happiness of patients and plastic surgeons alike, this internal suturing method has replaced the need for nasal packing in most cases. Only in cases where there is too much bleeding at the end of surgery will packing be used to control it, much like the way it is used to stop difficult nose bleeds.

So to those patients considering most forms of rhinoplasty surgery, this is one issue that you need not overly concern yourself with! Modern rhinoplasty techniques have virtually eliminated the need for this uncomfortable consideration. Not only is the concern about pain associated with packing removal eliminated, but the fear of not being able to breathe through your nose at all ( a claustrophobic sensation) right after surgery is also alleviated.

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Dr Barry Eppley is in private plastic surgery practice at hospital-based medspa locations at Clarian Health in Indianapolis. To learn more about the latest trends in plastic surgery, spa therapies, or skin care, go to his daily blog, www.exploreplasticsurgery.com .

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