I am 6 days Rhinoplasty post-op. I had the hump removed, nose straightened, narrowed and pinched slightly at bottom. I had the cast taken off and re applied today and the doctor let me see my nose in-between procedures. I was taken aback by how narrow it looked! I asked him if it would fill out and he said yes. However, I am not sure if he meant about the swelling that will occur, or fill out for good when he takes cast off for good. Please help, I'm confused. I don't want to look like Latoya Jackson.
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December 29, 2016
Answer: In time the nose will fill out after cast is removed.
The squishiness in the nose is lymphatic fluid and edema that has just not progressed outwards out of the tip yet and may take a full year to finally work its way out. A low-salt diet and sometimes some cortisone injections into the tip can help with this in the interim.
A depression in the nose after trauma is unlikely to correct itself without surgery. It is possible to break the bones around the nose and cause a change in the shape of the nose. You can also fracture or damage the cartilages of the nose without breaking the actual nasal bones. Be sure to see a...
Patients who undergo aesthetic rhinoplasty want their noses to look better. . .what they do NOT want is to trade a better-looking nose for one that now breathes poorly, or even differently. Many patients have noses that have airway or breathing problems that have been present for so long, they...
