A Rhinoplasty Revision: Nose Looked Good and Now Its Bigger then when the Cast Went off, Why?

Hey, I would like to ask doctors and rhinoplasty patients: i am 3 and half month after the nose job. when the cast went off my nose looked good. but now its all crooked and the tip is bigger and definately not straight.it was a revision rhinoplasty. but i guess its scarring. my surgeon does not admit its crooked and says everything is just fine. its not. do you think that my nose will look better? is it possible for scarring to disappear?

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What nose looks larger than when cast was first taken off

There can be some rebound swelling once the cast is removed after rhinoplasty (especially revision rhinoplasty). Also, the swelling may seem even more evident as the tissue edema partially resolves (especially the upper 2/3rds of the nose) and the tip remains pretty swollen. The crookedness you're now seeing may be because the initial overall edema was hidding the relatively more sublte asymmetry. It's too early to say how things will look in the end and whether another revision... more

Changes in appearance following rhinoplasty.

You raise many good points about the evolution of appearance following rhinoplasty. Most of what you describe is likely related to gradually decreasing edema as the excess tissue fluid that accumulates following surgery dissipates. The swelling present shortly after rhinoplasty tends to camouflage any asymmetry, irregularities or contour abnormalities in the underlying cartilage framework. If present, these unpleasantries are slowly revealed as the swelling... more

Post rhinoplasty results

Nasal Results post-rhinoplasty do go through some changes over time. You need to give it about a year before seeing the final results. Crooked noses even when straightened tend to stay a bit crooked.