is the columella is the last to minimize in swelling/ also the least to shrink after surgery? I told my DR. prior to surgery that I really didn't want for my columella to be visible at all if seeing from the side views, he said this would be easy to achieve. After asking a friend DR & him looking at it, he suggested I talked to my surgeon b/c in his opinion my columella would heal in a way in which from the side would appear to hang or drip, today its day 15after surgery what do you think?
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Answer: You appear to have a nice result 15 days after Rhinoplasty Surgery.
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If pushing meaning external pushing with your finger or hand for a few seconds will not make your nose crooked.
Severe injury to the nose that potentially damages it can cause the shape to be altered or become crooked.
It is not a good idea to have steroid injections if you’re pregnant without the approval of your Obstetrician. I think that one should wait until you’re done with your pregnancy. In general, I do not do Kenalog steroid injections except for specific reasons with 1.thick skin, 2...
