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Does Nose-picking Enlarge the Nose / Nostrils / Affect Results of Healing Rhinoplasty?
On my 10th day post-op rhinoplasty (no grafts), I used a finger (!) to clean out scabs. I picked the nose for about 10 minutes straight and went past the first knuckle. That is about an inch inside each nose with my large fingers. :( I don't know what I was thinking, but once I started, I just could not stop. Anyway, I have since gone and bought hydrogen peroxide, q-tips and neosporin. I'm worried the results might be different because of this. Will it be affect the final size/shape in any way?
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Traumatizing nose after surgery
As stated by others it is a bad idea to manipulate any surgical site so soon after surgery. Hopefully you have not caused any damage. Follow up with your surgeon if you have any concerns
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Nose picking after rhinoplasty
In general, picking your nose after rhinoplasty will not affect the result. However, from your description of what you did and are doing, I would consult a professional to ensure your behavior is not rooted from some obsessive compulsive issue. I would also discuss this with your surgeon.
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Picking nose after rhinoplasty
I tell patients that I prefer that they avoid blowing their nose for the first three weeks, and only used q-tips gently after the nasal splint is removed and until three weeks after surgery. Finger picking is only good for banjo and guitar playing!
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Results hurt?
In general spending ten minutes possibly disrupting sutures and stretching an early rhinoplasty result is probably a bad idea. Hopefully nothing was injured. You are correct that q tips and hydrogen peroxide are a better idea from now on. If you didn't stir up any bleeding during the event then I would take that as a good sign and really try to follow your plastic surgeons directions closely from now on.
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Picking your nose after rhinoplasty is NOT recommended.
You didn't say if you had an open rhinoplasty incision, but even with a closed rhinoplasty, the internal incisions are within reach of your first knuckle and can or could have been disrupted by your 10-minute exercise in inappropriate behavior. When is it ever OK to pick your nose for 10 minutes?
(Even minimal) bleeding = scar tissue = bad results = re-operation.
Don't mess with your nose at 2 weeks post-op. Things aren't fully healed yet, and you COULD ruin your result....
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