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Massaging and Playing with Nose 15 Months After Rhinoplasty, Will This Ruin My Results?

asked 3 months ago by green freedom in tehran
Latest answer by Andres Bustillo, MD
Question viewed 90 times
Tags: 1 year post-op, massage, results, ruin

hello, i had close rhinoplasty surgery about 15 months ago. now i want to know massaging and playing with nose can be harmful and will cause to any deformation? i have another question and will be very thankful if you answer that. when i sneeze, gaping or chewing food, i feel some sonorous movement ( tik tik tik!) on my nose tip! then i push that up. as my surgeon now is in foreign country , i really need your kindly detailed advices thanks

5 answers to Massaging and Playing with Nose 15 Months After Rhinoplasty, Will This Ruin My Results?

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Massaging Nose 15 Months Post Rhinoplasty

Massaging your nose 15 months after rhinoplasty will have no affect on your surgical result but may harm your nose because of constant irritation and manipulation. Although your physician has gone there are other excellent surgeons in Tehran.
Richard W. Fleming, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.bevhills.com

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Massaging nose after rhinoplasty

Massaging your nose at this point will not harm it!. The tiking may be the friction caused by cartilage graft placed on the tip of your nose. I would not worry about it.
Andres Bustillo, MD

Miami Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.drbustillo.com

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Massaging nose

Gentle massaging the nose at 15 months after surgery should not harm your nose at this point. the clicking you may be feeking may be cartilage grafts especially if there is one in the columella region. If concerned, speak with your surgeon.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Massaging and Playing with Nose 15 Months After Rhinoplasty, Will This Ruin My Results

Your nose should be stable 15 months after a Rhinoplasty unless there are sutures holding or shaping the nasal tip cartilages that could be broken or disrupted with nasal manipulation. Best to ask your Rhinoplasty Surgeon.
Francis R. Palmer, III, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Nose movements long term after rhinoplasty

The massaging and playing with your nose is not harmful but I would question why are you doing that unless you have some firm scar tissue that needs to be softened. The movement on the tip of your nose could represent a graft. You might want to get that checked out by a surgeon in your area.
Scott Trimas, MD

Jacksonville Facial Plastic Surgeon

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