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Is This a Normal Amount of Swelling?

asked 10 months ago by iwantrhinoplasty in San Diego, CA
Latest answer by Francis R. Palmer, III, MD
Question viewed 295 times
Tags: 1 week post-op, hump, normal, swelling

i underwent rhinoplasty to have a hump removed. i'm loving it from the side, but it looks sooo much wider from the front. i know 10 days post-op is really early (i just had the splint removed), but i just want to make sure that this is a normal amount of swelling.

6 answers to Is This a Normal Amount of Swelling?

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Is this normal amount of swelling 10 days after a Rhinoplasty.

The photos are up anymore so I can't tell the amount of swelling that you have 10 days after your Rhinoplasty. However, I can tell you that after performing Rhinoplasty for over 20 years, the amount of swelling is highly variable from patient to patient and among Rhinoplasty surgeon. Swelling from surgery is proportional to the tissue disruption and the time in which this disruption occurs. Limit both and the swelling will be less. This is one of... more
Francis R. Palmer, III, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Is This a Normal Amount of Swelling?

Thanks for posting photos it helps us answer your concerns. Swelling for a few months is the norm following rhinoplasty. Discuss with your surgeon to fully understand this issue. Again pre operative informed consents are very important.
Darryl J. Blinski, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon
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Swelling after rhinoplasty? Stay concerned but be patient.

Yes, your nose does appear wide in the bridge , but you are only 10 days post op. With hump removal, lateral bone cuts are usually needed to close an "open roof deformity" (flattened bridge instead of rounded). And sometimes, excessive soft tissue swelling can be present for a few weeks, gradually thinning with time and aided by sleeping with your head elevated. I'm sure your surgeon will follow you carefully, and may consider steroid injections into the thickened... more
Maurice P. Sherman, MD

Del Mar Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Hump removal

Swelling isnormal after a rhinoplasty. If the hump was taken down and no osteotomies( nasal bone cuts) were made to slide the bones in, then the nose could appear flat and wide.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Excessive width after nose hump removal?

You should ask your surgeon if he or she performed osteotomies ("broke your nasal bones") as part of your procedure. This is important since simply rasping down the hump leaves what is termed an "open-roof" deformity--unless your rhinoplasty surgeon made tiny intentional surgical cuts in your nasal bones (osteotomies) that allow them to be narrowed to restore the normal nasal pyramid with the reduced profile. This gives a nicely-narrowed appearance from the front, while... more
Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS

Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon
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Hum removal

This is normal for this stage of the healing process. One point though, if a large hump is lowered and no osteotomy done to narrow the nose it's not unusual for it to look wide from the front afterwards.
Michael L. Schwartz, MD

West Palm Beach Plastic Surgeon

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