I have noticed recently a bump on the left side of my nose. I did not have it before. I have never had any procedures done on my nose. Why is it growing and how can it be fixed. If I get rhinoplasty done to fix it, would it leave a visible scar?
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Topical retinoids are acceptable to be placed over the skin of the nose as soon as the cast is removed. Paper tape and a cast are applied across the bridge of the nose for 6 days after the rhinoplasty procedure. In some patients who have prolonged and extended swelling months after the...
Looks to be a small suture abscess following surgery but you would want it addressed ASAP as this can eventually cause a wound breakdown and septal abscess or even perforation. Typically, drainage followed by a further round of antibiotics will quickly settle the problem down and solve the...
Not to worry! You've done nothing wrong. After an open rhinoplasty or even sometimes in a closed procedure with septoplasty combined the smile can be affected, the nose feel tense and tight and the base of the nose and lip just feel "wrong". This almost always corrects itself...
