i have a rhinoplasty scheduled for next week. my doctor said he will keep the splint on my face for 7 days, but my mom surprised me with a plane ticket out of state scheduled 4 days after my surgery. i prefer not to have my nose bandaged during my visit. so, my question is: would it be ok to remove my nasal splint after 4 days? the only work my my cosmetic surgeon will be doing on my nose is a tip reduction and slight rotation, and just shaving down the bridge. Thanks!
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Dear Sybell, Fortunately the answer is yes. This will subside as time goes by and hopefully at the one year post operative phase this will have almost completely diminished. Typically post rhinoplasty swelling dissipates in phases. The initial percentage of the swelling dissipates in the first...
Steroids should be approached with caution, and used rarely after rhinoplasty. They can speed up the resolution of scar, particularly in the area just above the tip, though most patients don't need them. Skin thinning and blood vessels (telangectasia) can appear. Your tip does not appear...
Rhinoplasty is a pretty custom operation. The upside is that it allows a surgeon to custom tailor a patient's nose to their preferences--within anatomical constraints--and still leave it looking natural and functioning properly. The downside is that such custom work really requires and...
