Can you lose the sense of smell from rhinoplasty/septoplasty surgery?
Although loss of sense of smell is very rare, it may happen. Dr. Rizk has not had this happen to his patients with thousands of rhinoplasties. The sense of smell may be lost also from a cold or viral infection. Sometimes the sense of smell if it is diminished before the septoplasty/rhinoplasty procedure can improve if a significant deviated septum, contributing to a loss of sense of smell, is repaired. A nasal polyp can also cause a diminished or absent sense of smell and removing a nasal polyp may improve the sense of smell.
