I had closed nasal fracture reduction, due to a broken nose, about 1 week ago. Today I finally got the cast off. To my surpise my doctor kept pushing my nose from one side, then he finally said that I had to put pressure on my nose whenever I remembered everyday due to some swelling on the left side. My question is: How exactly do I do this? Do I push or massage? and if so how? I asked him to show me how much pressure to put and when he did it was quite a large amount
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December 9, 2010
Answer: Nasal Surgery, Septoplasty, Rhinoplasty, Reconstructive surgery
Cold weather should not make your nasal tip more swollen, but you are within the time frame for the most noticeable swelling to occur. By six weeks after surgery, your swelling will begin to come down gradually. Some days, the nasal tip will appear more swollen than others, which is...
Without being too critical, it appears that your nose lacks sufficient projection along the entire profile, giving you a scooped look that as a result makes the tip - which is somewhat bulbous- appear upwardly turned. To correct this is a rather complex surgery, but you can find an experienced...