Skin Thinner Along with Redness, Hardness, Dent, and Something Shown Inside Redness No Pain Though? (photo)

Ball nose tip with titling toward right very noticeable. Still taking antibiotics/inflammation from my county. I am living in the US. My surgeon in Mexico said no problem & just wait on July 5th. I have sent several emails over the last two weeks. This institutional silencing has been killing me. Today, I went to a US plastic surgeon who even did not want to refer, "Go to your surgeon asap! That's why we tell folks not to go abroad." I am broke. Any suggestion? Hello doctors! Any advice?"

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8 Doctor Answers | Asked by CryingSurgiBeingJune19Mexico in Illinois

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Skin Thinner Along with Redness, Hardness, Dent, and Something Shown Inside Redness No Pain Though?

It appears that you have an infection related to an implant or undissolved suture. It is impossible for me to know without an operative report. The issue that you now face is that you will need the implant out immediately or it can lead to a very drastic infection. If this is not due to an implant them you need a doctor who can clean this up for you. Regardless you should be on antibiotics now. If you can not find a surgeon I would see your primary care doctor ASAP or go to the emergency... more

The Nasal Tip

You must seek immediate, competent medical care immediately. You could have an infection, suture reaction or an impending implant extrusion, etc.

Problems With an Infection Following a Rhinoplasty

The red area that oozed some bloody material is very concerning. It is very likely due to infection. the round ball looks like it must be some kind of an implant. If the implant is infected it needs to be removed ASAP before it causes more problems with the rest of the nose or damages the overlying skin. The problem, as you have found, with going abroad for your surgery is that when you choose a surgeon to do your surgery, you are not just choosing him or her for the surgery, but are... more

Nose is red? Help!

I agree with the rest of the doctors here on line, you could have a nasal implant and it is possibly infected, if this is true it needs to be removed and unfortunately this is the result of doing surgery abroad, no follow up and no recourse if there is a problem or an infection, find someone that is willing to treat you ASAP.

Complications from rhinoplasty abroad

The reddness in the tip indicate a possible suture or graft infection. If your surgeon in Mexico refuses or is unable to help, you might have to rely on your medical insurance and see your primary care doctor for a referral, or even the local emergency room for assignment to a specialist in your area. An accurate operative report (english) can be very helpful to the treating physician.

Nasal Implant Infected.

Hi, I suspect that you have a nasal implant in your nose that is getting infected. If that is the case, it needs to be removed as soon as possible. If not an implant, then it may be a foreign material such as alloplastic graft or suture material. Best, Dr.S see video

Possible Infection After Rhinoplasty

Hello, Although infections after rhinoplasties are minimal, based on your photos it seems that you have an infected nasal tip that could be caused by multiple reasons without knowing the full details of your surgery and physically examining your nose. The last photo may be showing an undissolved suture that could be the sign of a suture caused reaction/infection but again without physical examination it is hard to be provide an accurate diagnosis. That being said, I recommend... more

Rhinoplasty in Mexico with less then satisfactory results

Your results are less then satisfactory and appear to either have an infection or have a reaction to the suture material. I would go in and see a surgeon immediately who will treat you and if you do not find someone go to your surgeon in Mexico. A patient should never be silenced and not have a response from their surgeon. You need an appointment asap. The white string you discussed seeing is probably the suture material and you may be having a reaction and instead of absorbing it... more