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After Cast Came Off Nose, My Nose Started Becoming Bigger, Will This Go Back To How It Was Right After Surgery?

After my cast came off about 9 days later, I was thrilled with the results for a few days! But then suddenly, my nose started to become bigger, and less cute and buttony at the end, and not as nice. and it's stayed like this for the past 3 weeks. Will it ever go back to what it looked like after surgery? It's better than it was before the procedure, but not as nice as it was when the cast came off. I know this is uncommon, as the real shape of the nose is meant to develop a few months after.

1 Doctor Answer | Asked by beachstar298
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After Cast Came Off Nose, My Nose Started Becoming Bigger, Will This Go Back To How It Was Right After Surgery?

Don't worry about a thing! This is very common and normal after rhinoplasty. The cast is the only thing holding sufficient pressure on the nose to allow the skin to adhere back to the new structure underneath. But when that is removed it is very normal for the nose to swell up a bit and stay that way for the first few months until it settles and all the edema subsides. Keep in mind that the skin of the nose is incredibly thin and even 1 mm of swelling can make... more

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