👃🏻 Will I experience taste and smell issues after surgery?

Q: 👃🏻 Will I experience taste and smell issues after surgery?

After surgery, you may experience nasal congestion related to nasal secretions and the silicone nasal splints. This feeling of congestion temporarily reduces both your sense of smell and the closely associated sense of taste. ⏳ It is a Temporary Condition This process will quickly return to normal. Most of the time, the complaints largely end once the silicone nasal splints are removed. 💡 Additional Info: Sometimes, due to tissue swelling (edema), this condition can extend until the end of the 2nd week . There is no need to worry.

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After surgery, you may experience nasal congestion related to nasal secretions and the silicone nasal splints. This feeling of congestion temporarily reduces both your sense of smell and the closely associated sense of taste.

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It is a Temporary Condition

This process will quickly return to normal. Most of the time, the complaints largely end once the silicone nasal splints are removed.

💡 Additional Info: Sometimes, due to tissue swelling (edema), this condition can extend until the end of the 2nd week. There is no need to worry.