If it is only two weeks after your surgery, it is still to early to judge. There is still too much swelling. When someone gets a bump reduced on their nose, there is a lot of work done on the bridge of the nose. This creates a lot of swelling and inflammation in the area. That's why it can look that the bump... more
Dorsal hump looks the same after Rhinoplasty
I had a Rhinoplasty to remove a dorsal hump, something I had wanted to do for many years. I'm two weeks post-op and still have the hump, except now it's higher up on the bridge of my nose. I'm embarassed to face the people that know I had Rhinoplasty because I basically look the same. Will the hump go away eventually? And if it is swelling, what can I do to help the healing process go by faster?
3 answers to “Dorsal hump looks the same after...”
A: Timeline for Rhinoplasty swelling
Two weeks after surgery is really way too soon to make any judgements at all about your surgery. Here is what i tell my patients: a) it takes 3 months for 75% of the swelling to go away b) it takes 12 months for the remaining 25% to go away Given the above information it should be clear that two weeks... more
A: This is probably only swelling.
It takes months, not days for the swelling to go down. I seem to answer this question repeatedly. The surgeons must not be doing their job well. I tell every patient at least 3 times before surgery that the swelling will take 6-12 months to go down-especially the tip. Therefore, relax: it will go away.... more
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15 May 2009
I too.. have the same problem.. I got my nose done 6 weeks ago, and their is still a hump; my nose too looks very much the same as it did before I had surgery. I keep hearing it's swelling, but it's hard like bone, and doesnt 80% (roughly) of the swelling subside in the first month????