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Is It Normal For Mucus To Form After Tear Duct Surgery?
My daughter is three years old and had tear duct surgery with a stent put in the one about three months ago. She has a cold now and she was just complaining that her eye and nose hurt and about 5 minutes later a big glob of yellowish mucus just came out of the stent. Is this normal?
Wed, 26 Nov 2014
Greetings,
The stent that has been put most likely connects the inner of your eye to the duct.Now this other opening of the stent is in some continuity with the nasal cavity,thus if the child has cold some mucus might get entrapped in it and eventually also clears off on its own.
But it would be wise for you to consult your surgeon once as he would better acquainted with this case.
hope this has helped.
Thanks and Regards.
The stent that has been put most likely connects the inner of your eye to the duct.Now this other opening of the stent is in some continuity with the nasal cavity,thus if the child has cold some mucus might get entrapped in it and eventually also clears off on its own.
But it would be wise for you to consult your surgeon once as he would better acquainted with this case.
hope this has helped.
Thanks and Regards.
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