Will Bulbous Nose After Pregnancy Return to Normal?

asked 2 years ago by Lilywoo in Wisconsin
Latest answer by Darryl J. Blinski, MD
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Tags: nose, bulbous, pregnancy

I have had 2 children in the past 3 years and my nose has become bigger and wider with each pregnancy. It has been now almost a year and a half after my last child was born and my nose has not yet returned to normal.

It is still wider, more bulbous and now has a bifid tip. Is this common? Will my nose ever go back to normal or will I have to resort to Rhinoplasty?

8 answers to Will Bulbous Nose After Pregnancy Return to Normal?

Post- Partum Tip Swelling

Your bulbous tip, present 1 1/2 years after your last pregnancy will probably not improve in the future. I suggest you have a consultation with an experienced rhinoplasty surgeon.

Richard W. Fleming, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.bevhills.com

Pregnancy can enhance bulbous nose appearance

This is a complication that can occur but infrequently, the enlarging of a nose post pregnancy. I first would like to see any photos of your face pre-pregnancy, then compare more recent photos. I bet you always had some widening and bulbousness initially. The pregnancies just enhanced the appearance. Your ONLY option is rhinoplasty. So go see 3 boarded Plastic surgeons. Regards

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Wide bulbous nose from pregnancy

Since it has been a year-and-a-half after your last pregnancy, your nose is probably in a permanent state at this point. The bulbousness and bifidity is unlikely to go away at this point and your nose will not return to its pre-pregnancy shape. A rhinoplasty would be your only solution to improve the aesthetics of your nose.

William Portuese, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.seattlefacial.com

Bulbous overprojected tip

Your bulbous tip may decrease in size slightly over time. However you will probably need a rhinoplasty to reduce the bulbosity to your liking. Dr. S.

Oleh Slupchynskyj, MD
New York Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.facechange.org

Wide nose

A wide nose that has not shrunken down after a year and a half probably will not get any smaller now. If it really bothers you, you may want a tip rhinoplasty.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Need tip rhinplasty

If it has been over one year since your pregnancy then it is very unlikely that you would get any change in its size or shape. Some changes will improve over time but from your description I would suspect that only a tip rhinoplasty could correct the problem.

Jeffrey Zwiren, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

After this amount of time it should be back to normal.

Since it is not, the best option for you is to see an experienced rhinoplasty surgeon to evaluate your nose and to discuss the options you have to correct this.

Toby Mayer, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Widening of the nose with pregnancy is not typically permanent.

If your nose doesn't look the same 1 1/2 years after pregnancy, it probably won't change. I have seen women's noses widen during pregnancy (especially with female fetuses), but this typically subsides as your weight goes back to the pre-pregnancy state. I'm not sure why you nose is persistently wide. Your OB may be a good source of information. I hope this is helpful for you.