I had rhinoplasty one week a go with the goal of defining my tip and making my profile less concave. As you can see from my photos, the tip is hard and swollen which I understand to be normal at this point but I am concerned about the profile as it has not improved much. Can I expect the profile to improve once the swelling subsides or is this polly beak so soon after surgery? Additionally, since I'm early post op any suggestions you have for improving my outcome would be appreciated. Thanks
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I read your concern. If you have your profile-bump filed down, the appearance of your nose on your frontal view may widen. To reduce this, osteotomies following hump removal is typically performed.
I hope this is helpful for you.
Regards from NJ.
It appears from your before and after pictures that your nose is more narrow at the sides (the alar base) than before, so there is some improvement. Do you appreciate the improvement? Friends often do not even remember what your nose looked like before and so are not good judges. But what is...
After reading your question I have the unfortunate news that there is not a magic cartilage enhancer. There are, however, surgical opportunity to graft cartilage from various donor sites. The donor is site depends on the amount needed, as well as the thickness. Good luck to you.