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Differentiating Between Bone and Swelling After Rhinoplasty?
How do you know if the bump on your nose after surgery is bone or if its just swollen still?
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Residual Hump After Rhinoplasty
Following a hump removal during rhinoplasty, it is very common for there to be excessive swelling over the central portion of the nasal bridge overlying the area where the boney hump was removed.
If the bone was adequately reduced, that bump should disappear as the swelling subsides over the first several months. If the hump persists beyond the first several months, it may indicate that the hump was not entirely reduced during the surgery.
Most surgeons recommend waiting a full year after a...
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In the first 6-12 months it may be swelling.
A bump after 6-12 months is bone or cartilage. See an experienced rhinoplasty surgeon to evaluate your problem and guiding you as to the best way to correct it.
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Nasal swelling vs residual bone
Swelling after Rhinoplasty will resolve with time; residual bone will not. After the normal swelling has resolved, the answer to your question will be obvious. If ultimately there is prominence of the bone, this can be corrected.
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