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Philip Young, MD answers: What should I do about bad nose job results?

I have had the worst rhinoplasty i could possibly had. I am a 20year old male who had a medium long attractive nose. And considered by most to be very goodlucking. Then i had made the stupidiest decision under-going rhinoplasty (for small bump) and septoplasty.  Now my nose is sooo small,no bridge and very big nostrils. I have been waitng for revision rhinoplasty 4 7months and cant wait any longer. I havnt seen any of my friends for six months,i have been hiding and travelling far from home to work. And life is really hard. Researching rhinoplasty i havnt even seen any good nose work And i am really concerned. And i am very desperate and worked hard to save up day and night


Philip Young, MD
4 months ago

A bad nose job really depends on how long ago it was done.  Right after surgery, your nose usually doesn't look very good. The swelling and the bruising usually distorts the area so that it really won't look like it should for weeks to months.  This especially occurs in the tip area. Sometimes, after your rhinoplasty, results that are not going to turn out as promising can be determined.  Usually they are very obvious things like a deviated nose still appearing deviated after the procedure.  Or the bump over your nasal bridge is obviously still apparent.

One thing to know is that the tip area takes the most time to refine itself.  The swelling in this area takes patience for it to go down.  Your doctor will consider steroid injections and oral steroids to help this in some cases but using steroids can be a risky thing to do especially if it is not injected deep enough.

Don't worry though. There are a lot of great surgeons out there that can improve almost any situation in the nose from a prior rhinoplasty.  It might take some work but there are options to improve the situation.

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A: Further treatment for bad nose jobs It's important...

Sam Naficy, MD
26 months ago

Further treatment for bad nose jobs

It’s important to recognize that full healing and shaping of the nose can take over a year.  At that time, if someone is unhappy with the result they can consider a revision rhinoplasty.

Revision rhinoplasty is typically much more complicated than a primary rhinoplasty, and it’s very important to select an experienced surgeon who performs a great deal of rhinoplasty procedures.

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A: If the patient believes they have had a bad nose job,...

William Portuese, MD
17 months ago

If the patient believes they have had a bad nose job, full healing must occur prior to embarking on any revision rhinoplasty surgery. Look for a surgeon who has done thousands of rhinoplasties and specializes in both rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty.  Consider a surgeon whose original background is ear, nose, and throat to make sure that there are no further breathing problems as well.

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