Is Nasal Packing Necessary After Rhinoplasty Or Septoplasty Surgery?
Dr. Samieh (Sam) Rizk, a nasal specialist from New York City, does not use packing. He feels packing increases swelling in the nose and prevents appropriate necessary drainage after surgery. Instead, he uses a tissue glue inside the nose which decreases bleeding and absorbs in a few days instead of packing. Additionally, Dr. Rizk does not close the incisions inside the nose completely, he approximates the incisions and lets the fluid drain in between the stitches inside the nose. This results in a much more rapid recovery than tightly closing the incisions and using packing. This is one of his tricks for a rapid recovery.
