Question 1

is it bad to have smoked after having sinus surgery?

Accepted Answer

Smoking and surgery: Smoking is not bad;  addiction is not a moral issue.  Smoking will impair your body's ability to heal.

Question 2

is it bad that i've smoked cigarettes after having sinus surgery?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Smoking is a respiratory irritant, and should be avoided after sinus surgery. Additionally, it can inhibit healing. Stop!

Question 3

i had functional endoscopic sinus surgery and septoplasty a week ago. i'm guessing my surgical wounds must have healed by now, when can i smoke?

Accepted Answer

No: By no means are all the surgical wounds clean or the inflammation gone in just one week. Even when they do heal you shouldn't smoke.

Question 4

had sinus surgery to clear bad infection. month after, getting sinus pain/headaches and weird damp smell again. could the infection be returning?

Accepted Answer

Could be: Or you can have some true allergic inflammation that is not controlled, and would stay even after the surgery, please recheck with the surgeons and also seek an allergist / Immunologist opinion, check aaaai.org or acaai.org for an allergist in your area, good luck

Question 5

how long should one wait before starting to smoke again after functional endoscopic sinus surgery and septoplasty?  effects of smoking after a week?

Accepted Answer

Forever!: Clearly i realize that this may not be realistic but a substantial portion of the wound healing occurs over the the initial 3 week period.

Question 6

i had an endoscopic sinus surgery 2 days ago. i'm addicted to smoking cigaretts. when can i smoke again? at least 1 cigarett. i'm not able to quit it.

Accepted Answer

A question back?: Perhaps a better question is why would one to continue  to smoke when they just had sinus surgery.   Sinus surgery, even endoscopic, can be  painful and  disabling and smoking just sets you up down the road  for more problems with your sinuses 
  there is effective medical and behavioral help for patients who are tobacco dependent.  Please at least consider same.

Question 7

i just got sinus surgery 3 days ago. i have've taken perscribed meds. i have  bad vertigo and i am assuming it has to do w/ inner ear. is this normal?

Accepted Answer

Headache?: Probably not. Vertigo can be related to either the anesthetic agent, nasal packing, or even migraine or worse case but unlikely a cerebrospinal fluid leak. There are multiple potential causes and more information is required to narrow down the options.

Question 8

how long after l fess sinus surgery for  result .ct scan 3 dys ago-clear. bad pain left side of nose.ent said no infection even  with green/red mucas?

Accepted Answer

May not be sinus: If your ct scan was perfect then whatever problem you have may not be your sinuses. It may be your nose and some superficial issue or superficial infection. Are you irrigating your nose with a neil med type system? If necessary seek another opinion with a sinus surgeon.

Question 9

hi docs, would sinus surgery make my voice less nasal-y?

Accepted Answer

Doubt: Possiable, but unlikely. Discuss with ent.

Question 10

is sinus surgery painful?

Accepted Answer

Depends: What type of procedure you are having and what type of anesthesia?

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I had functional endoscopic sinus surgery and septoplasty a week ago. i'm guessing my surgical wounds must have healed by now, when can i smoke?

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Had sinus surgery to clear bad infection. month after, getting sinus pain/headaches and weird damp smell again. could the infection be returning?

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How long should one wait before starting to smoke again after functional endoscopic sinus surgery and septoplasty? effects of smoking after a week?

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I had an endoscopic sinus surgery 2 days ago. i'm addicted to smoking cigaretts. when can i smoke again? at least 1 cigarett. i'm not able to quit it.

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I just got sinus surgery 3 days ago. i have've taken perscribed meds. i have bad vertigo and i am assuming it has to do w/ inner ear. is this normal?

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How long after l fess sinus surgery for result .ct scan 3 dys ago-clear. bad pain left side of nose.ent said no infection even with green/red mucas?

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Is sinus surgery painful?

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