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Blood scabs on day 12 after rhinoplasty — is it okay? What to do when it's stuffy
An answer to a question about blood scabs recurring and breathing feeling stuffy on day 12 after rhinoplasty — an explanation that slight blood staining can happen at this stage, plus guidance that if too stuffy, visiting the operating clinic for internal nasal cleaning is advisable — organized.
Key points
- About 12 days after nose surgery, slight blood staining can happen.
- If it's too stuffy because of blood scabs, visiting the operating clinic for internal nasal cleaning is advisable.
- Rather than forcefully removing them alone and growing the worry, getting care at the clinic is the safer order.
"It's day 12 after rhinoplasty — blood scabs keep forming since two days ago. No nosebleed runs, but is it okay?"
A question handled in a real consultation answer. The questioner said blood scabs kept forming inside the nostril matching its opening shape, making breathing stuffy — they'd wiped them moderately with ointment and saline just enough to breathe, but scabs kept forming and seeming to block. Traces like spattered blood remained on the nasal wall with each breath, and phlegm often came out slightly blood-mixed — they posted the question worried whether it could be a problem.
This article organizes the answer to that question.
01
Is blood staining on day 12 after surgery a problem?
The answer's gist is this: about 12 days after nose surgery, slight staining can happen.
In the questioner's case it wasn't a running nosebleed — just slight blood staining along with scabs. The answer was that traces of that degree can appear at this stage. Changes appearing in the recovery course by stage can be seen in the recovery guide.
| The questioner's worry | Answer |
|---|---|
| Blood scabs keep forming since two days ago | Slight staining can happen around day 12 |
| No nosebleed runs — is it okay | Not read as a worrying situation — stage characteristic as above |
| Breathing feels stuffy because of scabs | If too stuffy, getting internal nasal cleaning at the operating clinic is advisable |
02
What should be done if blood scabs make it stuffy?
The questioner was wiping scabs with ointment and saline just enough to breathe. The answer to that was: if too stuffy from blood scabs, visiting the operating clinic for internal nasal cleaning is advisable.
Organized as an order, it looks like this.
- 01Slight staining — read as within the range that can appear at day 12.
- 02Stuffy enough from scabs — visit the operating clinic rather than forcefully removing alone.
- 03Clinic care — get internal nasal cleaning to relieve the stuffiness.
Because the internal state of the surgery site is hard to see yourself, if stuffiness persists, getting confirmation and care together at the clinic is safe.
03
Summary — traces at this stage can exist, and if stuffy get cleaned at the clinic
Blood scabs and slight staining at day 12 after rhinoplasty — the answer was that it's within the degree that can appear at this stage. What matters is not trying to solve the stuffiness alone. If breathing is uncomfortable enough from scabs, visiting the operating clinic for internal nasal cleaning is advisable.
If a symptom during recovery worries you, it can be checked directly in a 1:1 video consultation.
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The answer to this question was that slight staining can happen around day 12. If it's slight staining on scabs without a running nosebleed, it was guided as within the range that can appear at this stage.
If too stuffy, visiting the operating clinic for internal nasal cleaning is advisable. The answer's recommendation was getting clinic care rather than forcefully removing alone.
The questioner had the same symptom, and the answer was that slight staining can happen at this stage. But if worry persists, confirming directly via a clinic visit is accurate.
Responses to treatment and recovery progress vary by individual. Outcomes and side effects vary from person to person. Bleeding, infection, swelling and asymmetry may occur. Please consult our medical team before making a decision.
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