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Correcting Nose Problems 1 Year After Rhinoplasty

It's been a little over a year and a half since my Rhinoplasty, and I am still experiencing stiffness and swelling on the tip of my nose. Also, my tip is crooked and not straight (it angles to the right). I imagine it's swelling and possibly scar tissue, but I'm not sure. How can I get rid of this? Exercises to the nose? A Kenalog injection? If an injection, how much? I'm using Arnica gel on it 3x a day. Thank you for your time.

Asked 38 months ago by 80solider in Chicago, IL

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Probably this will require a minor office surgery.

Usually by one year the swelling regarding tip deviation is gone. This will require a minor office procedure. Return to the original surgeon and he will evaluate your status with the knowledge of what he did in the primary surgery and what will be required to fix it. In more than thirty years of doing noses I have not found taping or injections of any benefit for deviation at one year after surgery.

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Toby Mayer, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Correcting Nose Problems a Year After Rhinoplasty

Hi Solider, Rhinoplasty revision rates vary from 3 to 10% depending on the surgeon and the type of noses that they operate upon. After 1 1/2 year, the deformities that you describe will not respond to steroid injections. Filler injections may balance you nose temporarily, but your best course is to return to your nasal surgeon or a different surgeon for a revision rhinoplasty. You are fortunate to be in Chicago (not because of the Cubs success in getting to a World Series) as their are... more

Michael A. Persky, MD

Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

Post operative Tip problems

This far after your surgery, swelling that can be attributed to the procedure should no longer be an issue. There are numerous techniques in rhinoplasty that can produce tip stiffness. Although grafts can produce this phenomenon alone, they usually do soften over time and stiffness resolves. Although unlikely, a low grade infection involving a suture or an implant may result in tip swelling and stiffness. However, you would have symptoms if this was the case. If septal bone, non cartilage... more

Richard W. Westreich, MD

Manhattan Facial Plastic Surgeon

Rhinoplasty

A year and a half after surgery all healing should be completed. Any residual deformity is likely permanent and would require surgical correction

David L. Abramson, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon

ASAPS ASPS

Not much can be done without revision surgery.

After a year and a half any process related to healing should be long finished. Your asymmetries are probably surgical in origin and can be related to technique and/or scar. This can be seen by comparing before and after pictures. Tip stiffness can also be caused by the surgical changes. I would recommend revisiting with your original surgeon and get his/her opinion on what is going on. If you do not understand/agree with their answer visit a specialist in revision rhinoplasty to get... more

Manish H. Shah, MD

Denver Plastic Surgeon

ASAPS ASPS

Stiffness may last

It really depends upon what was done during your rhinoplasty. Sometimes, certain grafts are placed in the tip and as a strur between your nasal cartilages to m ake the tip project better. Sometimes this forces the tip to be very rigid. It would be difficult to assess withour seeing you or having a copy of your operative report. If a graft wasn't used to keep the tip rigid, then it is most likely due to scar tissue in the tip from surgery, and ususally it gets softer over time.... more