What Does Mucus Discharge From The Nose After Cauterisation Indicate?

Posted on Thu, 6 Apr 2017

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Question : I had my nose cauterized 6 days ago & this evening I had mucus start to run from my nose. Now the white scab is coming off... Is this normal or should I be concearned???

Answered by Dr. Priyanka Aggarwal (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Cautery nose

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome to HealthcareMagic and thanks for putting up the query
The white tissue falling after cautery is dead cauterised tissue. Don't worry it is normal. you need not to be concerned.
Any further questions are always welcome.
Take care
Thanks and regards

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