6 Days Post-op - Will my Nose Get Shorter and Smaller?

i had a rhinoplasty 6 days ago to remove dorsal hump and shorten nose a bit. My splint was taken off a few hours ago but my nose looks very long with a wide bridge and a round not refined tip. My doc said that it wasn't very swollen but that concerned me because i was blaming the unpleasant size on the swelling. Will my nose get smaller and better looking? thank you!

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6 Days Post-op - Will my Nose Get Shorter and Smaller?

Absolutely!! Don't worry at all. 6 days is far to soon to start thinking about your final results. The comments made were likely more out of being impressed with how you heal genetically without a significant amount of bruising or swelling...but any rhinoplasty patient has a fair amount of edema after surgery. I tell all my patient's that we have no concern over the immediate appearance of the nose and not until you are about 3 months from surgery would we... more