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Did I Damage my Nose After Rhinoplasty by Lying on It?

asked 1 year ago by New York9980 in New York, NY
Latest answer by Amy T. Bandy, DO
Question viewed 710 times
Tags: bridge, damage, hump, sleep, tip

Around five months ago I had septoplasty and rhinoplasty to reduce a hump on the bridge of my nose and redefine the tip. Last night, I fell asleep and I woke up on my stomach with the bottom part of my nose and the tip supported on my arm, and I am not sure how long I was in that position. The tip looks less defined than before and the bridge looks swollen. Do you think that this long after the surgery I could have damaged it?

7 answers to Did I Damage my Nose After Rhinoplasty by Lying on It?

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Damage to Nose after Rhinoplasty

It is best to avoid placing pressure on the nose early after rhinoplasty. It is also very difficult to make a determination without seeing a picture and examining you. please consult with your rhinoplasty surgeon.
Ali Sajjadian, MD

Orange County Plastic Surgeon

www.DrSajjadian.com

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Did I Damage my Nose After Rhinoplasty by Lying on It?

5 months after rhinoplasty, it wouul be highly unlikely that lying on your nose would damage it.  You likely have soft tissue swelling...but best to make an appt and go see your surgeon to be sure.
Amy T. Bandy, DO

Newport Beach Plastic Surgeon
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Nose swelling after rhinoplasty.

After 5 months of healing your nose is very stable and should not be able to be moved or altered by minor pressure on it as you describe during sleeping.  There is still a significant amount of swelling in your nose and it is more susceptible to swelling because the lymphatic system is not fully healed. Do not be concerned your swelling will subside in time.
Paul Vitenas, Jr., MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon
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Long term issues with nose

At 5 months after a rhinoplasty, I doubt very much that by  just leaning on it,  you damaged it any way.  At 5 months, swelling is not unusual.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Possible early damage to rhinoplasty

IT is difficult to assess your nose by email description alone and therefore you should discuss your problems with the surgeon. 
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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It unlikely that you damaged your nose

Dear New York9980, At five months after rhinoplasty, your nose should be fairly well healed. Lying on it while sleeping is unlikely to damage it. Since you are less than one year from surgery, you will still have a greater degree of swelling whenever you lie facing down, or traumatize the nose, than someone who has not had rhinoplasty. With your incident you had both things happen; although unlikely to cause significant injury, the combination of the two was probably... more
Lawrence Tong, MD

Toronto Plastic Surgeon
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Falling asleep on nose after rhinoplasty

Dear rhinoplasty patient from New York, As I understand you had a rhinoseptoplasty about 5 months ago. Last night you fell asleep on it. You woke up this morning and found the tip and the bridge looked swollen. You’re anxious that you damaged it. The swelling you describing could happen to a non-surgical nose if it was in a similar position. Five months after rhinoplasty a nose is completely healed. The nose has to sustain a high impact injury to break. If the swelling last more... more
Kevin Sadati, DO

Orange County Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.galleryofcosmeticsurgery.com

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