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Can Nose Become Crooked After Rhinoplasty?

asked 1 year ago by X7353 in europe
Latest answer by Babak Azizzadeh, MD
Question viewed 227 times
Tags: nostrils, tip

Hello, two months ago today I had rhinoplasty (tip reduction, bump) and septoplasty for a mildly deviated septum and dislocation of turbinates. Now, two months later, the tip of the nose clearly points in one direction, the bridge of the nose, perfectly straight from the front before the op, makes a curve on the side opposite to where the tip points, one nostril is much bigger than the other, and inside it feels the septum is much deviated than before. Can this be fixed? Will it fix itself?

6 answers to Can Nose Become Crooked After Rhinoplasty?

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Be patient, it can take up to 18 months to see full results

You are still in the early healing phase. Please be patient as it can take up to 18 months for everything to resolve and see the full results of the rhinoplasty. 
Babak Azizzadeh, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.facialplastics.info

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Can nose become crooked after rhinoplasty

It is certainly possible that the nose is crooked after a rhinoplasty even though that is obviously not the goal.  SPeak with your surgeon on how to correct it.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Can Nose Become Crooked After Rhinoplasty?

Sounds like a revision is in your near future after healing for a year. From MIAMI DR. Darryl j. Blinski
Darryl J. Blinski, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon
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Can the nose become more crooked after rhinoplasty than before?

Having the nose become more crooked after rhinoplasty than before is not an expected outcome, although it can happen. Talk to your surgeon about your concerns to see if what you see is due to asymmetric swelling. You're relatively early in the healing process right now with quite a bit of swelling to come down yet.
Thomas A Lamperti, MD

Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Crooked nose two months after rhinoplasty can occur!

Even when the structural components of the nose are perfectly shaped and aligned in the operating room, the healing process then takes over, and scar tissue can pull or distort the nose into shapes neither the surgeon nor the patient anticipated. This can relate to minimal bleeding and bruising that turns into scar tissue more on one side than the other, cartilage "springiness" returning to a previous unwanted position despite the surgeon's efforts to reposition to a... more
Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS

Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon
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Rhinoplasty healing takes time

I understand your concerns. Visible deviations after a rhinoplasty and septoplasty are not expected, but certainly are not uncommon. I would recommend discussing your concerns with your surgeon. I typically have my patients massage the nose starting about 2-3 weeks after a rhinoplasty. If there is a visible deviation, I have them massage the nose toward the direction we want it. That would be very difficult to do with the septum, so if there is continued mild deviation after surgery... more
Andrew Campbell, MD

Milwaukee Facial Plastic Surgeon

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