Will Nose Appear Different After Getting Bumped 6 Months After Rhinoplasty Surgery?

asked 1 year ago by Niccole in Chicago, IL
Latest answer by Olivia Hutchinson, MD
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Yesterday as I zipped up my jacket, a girl picked up something she'd dropped, and as she got up, she accidently headbutted me in my nose, forcefully pushing up and in. I underwent rhinoplasty at the very end of June, (just got bump shaved down) and I was very happy with the results but after getting bumped, my nose appears to have a bump from only one angle-view, and is a little swollen in the bridge and one side of my nose. Will it go down? I'm really worried it won't return to how it was.

7 answers to Will Nose Appear Different After Getting Bumped 6 Months After Rhinoplasty Surgery?

Trauma 6 Months after Rhinoplasty

I is unlikely you did any permanent harm. I would expect the nose to be swollen 24 hours after trauma. Put your mind at rest and see your surgeon.

Richard W. Fleming, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.bevhills.com

Trauma to the nose after surgery

By 6 months out from rhinoplasty, your nose should be well healed and the force required to break your nose would be essentially the same as if you had never had nasal surgery. After rhinoplasty, I usually advise my patients that after 6-8 weeks, they may resume contact sports (basketball, football etc.) in which the risk of getting hit in the nose is fairly high. All that being said, significant trauma to the nose, as you have described, could certainly change its shape. I would... more

Umang Mehta, MD
Bay Area Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.mehtaplasticsurgery.com

Nasal trauma after rhinoplasty

Six months after your rhinoplasty, your nasal bones should be completely healed and not susceptible to reinjury from minor trauma to the nose. Some asymmetry in swelling may result in the bump you describe only on one view of your nose. If you are concerned about the appearance of your nose, you should contact your surgeon for an examination.

Olivia Hutchinson, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Nasal Trauma After Rhinoplasty

In the absence of a new nasal fracture (broken nose) or dislodging of the septum from underneath the nasal bones, minimal trauma to the bridge of the nose should not cause and permanent changes to the shape of the nose. It is fairly common for uneven swelling to result from a forceful blow to the nose -- this may take several weeks to resolve. Please follow-up with your surgeon and have him evaluate your nose to make certain that no permanent damage was done. more

C. Spencer Cochran, MD
Dallas Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.rhinoplasty-usa.com

Can bump to nose 6 months after rhinoplasty affect results?

To cause permanent change to your nose it would take quite a bit of force at this stage. It sounds like no controlled bone fractures were done at the time of your surgery, but even if there were they'd be healed by now. I would certainly recommend visiting with your surgeon to just make sure, though. Icing the area in the meantime may help with the swelling you're noticing.