Terri's Nose Surgery Rhinoplasty & Septoplasty

The Rhinoplasty/Sepotoplasty Operation

The day of the surgery, I had to wear my glasses instead of my contacts. You are not allowed to wear contacts in surgery. My grandmother took me to and from the hospital.

A general anesthesia was used for the operation. I felt and heard nothing throughout the procedure. The operation began at 9:30 and ended at 11:30.

By 12:00, I was in recovery. The operation was successful, and I experienced little nausea from the anesthesia. I was home by 2:00 that afternoon.

Packing was inserted into my nose, and a splint was positioned over my nose. Dr. Altobelli used plugs instead of the yards of packing that are usually placed inside the nose.

He had removed one of my turbinates, broken and straightened my nose, as well as trimmed and straightened my septum.

Dr. Altobelli also rounded the tip of my nose. When my nose was straightened, there was extra cartilage on one side. He rounded this to improve my appearance.

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