Nose Tip Upturned After Rhinoplasty

In most cases, the tip will drop, however the degree to which it does so relies on a number of variables, including your specific anatomy before the procedure, the goals of the procedure, the techniques used to modify the tip (sutures, cartilage grafts, etc) and ultimately your body's healing capabilities. In general, I urge all patients who have had a rhinoplasty to be patient with the initial appearance, as it very often looks too swollen and the tip may indeed look too upturned. With time, it should settle quite nicely into a more natural position.

Thank you for your question. The answer is yes, the tip will go down as the swelling subsides. Since I'm not able to see your pictures to determine if you have thick or thin skin I can only advise you to be patient because it's been only several days since your surgery. It takes approximately 3-4 months for the nose to start settling but in cases of thick-skinned patients, this may take up to 12 months or even longer.
Just give it some time, be patient and I'm sure you will be happy with your results. Good luck.

The nasal tip may be higher at first right after a rhinoplasty. As you continue to heal and your swelling subsides, it may slightly become lower. And usually the nose gains a more natural look after healing and losing the swelling.Hope this helps,Ali Rıza Öreroğlu, MD FEBOPRASEuropean and Turkish Board Certified Aesthetic, Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeonIstanbul, Turkey

Several days postoperative rhinoplasty is too soon to judge the angle between your nose and upper lip. Gravity may lead to several millimeters of derotation as you proceed through the healing process. If you're still concerned 1-3 months postoperative, consider re-asking your query with before and after photos.Hope this helps.Dr Joseph

So it is common for the tip of the nose to be slightly over turned in the immediate post op period.  This may be intentional as noses tends to drop a few millimeters with time, this may be secondary to swelling or as a result of the taping hence you need to be patient and allow the healing process to begin.  Usually within the first 6 wks you can start to see the tip settling.  That being said in some cases the tip may be placed permanently too high in which case a correction may be necessary.   This would only be done 9-12 months later so you need to be patient either way and see it throughGood Luck

When the tip is rotated during rhinoplasty, there is often some degree of over correction in the immediate post-operative period.  The tip will normal appear to drop from resolution of swelling and relaxation of the tip support structures.  How much relaxation depends on the technique the surgeon used and can range from nearly none at all to several degrees.  Communicate with your surgeon so they can relay the appropriate expectations based on what they did during your procedure.

This is a common concern after rhinoplasty.yes, it is common for the nose to looked turned up the first several weeks following surgery.Be patient, stay in touch with your surgeon, and give things time.

When the dressings are first removed, the nose appears turned
up due
to the effects of the bandage and swelling of the tissues. Therefore,
the patient who expects to see a perfectly shaped nose as soon as the
dressings are removed may suffer keen disappointment. Some additional
swelling disappears within 3 or 4 days after removal of the bandage, and
the nose begins to resemble its eventual shape. The average
acquaintance met on the street would probably not notice any swelling.
It generally takes at least one year for the last bit of swelling to disappear;
this does not usually bother the patient nor distract from the
appearance of the nose. Rather, the elements of the nose seem to have
improved “definition” as the last bit of swelling subsides. This is
especially true in the tip of the nose.Feel free to read more about rhinoplasty recovery on my website!

The nose can look too upturned during the recovery period and within a year for a variety of reasons especially if there is a fair amount of swelling in the lip area. It is for this reason that judging about the nose surgery outcome should be delayed until about a year after the surgery.

When the nose is taped after rhinoplasty it almost always looks higher than it really is. When a person lies down, the nose naturally lifts up some. When the tape is placed after surgery, the patient is usually lying down so the tip stays in its elevated position. When the tape comes off the rotation always decreases some, most of it occurring within two weeks. Additional changes can occur depending on what was done surgically and how the tip was supported. Be sure to discuss any concerns with your surgeon.

The nasal tip typically takes about 1 year to settle following rhinoplasty. Size, shape and position will change during this period. How exactly these change will depend own what was done during surgery and the way your body heals itself. That being said, there is a tendency for the nasal tip to derotate (downturn) and deproject (the tip moves back towards the face) following rhinoplasty. The degree to which both derotation and de-projection occur will depend largely on what was done technically during your surgery - that is how much structural support was added. In your case, your surgeon may have overrotated the tip anticipating that it would derotate during your recovery to prevent your nose from having a tip that droops or hangs longterm. You should discuss your concerns with your surgeon.