Why Do Steroid Injections After Rhinoplasty Only Provide Temporary Relief?

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Tags: 2 months post-op, cortisone, steroid

I'm two months post-rhinoplasty. I was given a cortisone injection a week after the operation and the swelling went way down but a few weeks later my nose got more swollen. I was given another injection at 7 weeks post-rhinoplasty and after only two days the swelling went away and my nose looked amazing but as of a week later it's getting bigger/more swollen again. It still looks pretty good right now but it looked even better before.

6 answers to Why Do Steroid Injections After Rhinoplasty Only Provide Temporary Relief?

Steroids are only artifically reducing the swelling, you need to wait

Likely that Steroids are only artificially reducing your swelling. You have to let time do that. if done incorrectly, it can actually cause atrophy so make sure that it is being done judiciously see video

Babak Azizzadeh, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.facialplastics.info

Steroid injections for post operative rhinoplasty swelling

Rhinoplasty swelling takes a good year to completely dissipate. The first three to four months you will see 70% of the swelling reduce however the last 30% takes a full year to entirely heal. I personally think steroid injections two months post operative is a bit premature. You run the risk of steroid atrophy and should really let the healing process take it's time before jumping into this type of immediate gratification. As you stated you will see some swelling go away however the nose... more

Michael Elam, MD
Orange County Facial Plastic Surgeon

Steriod Injections after Rhinoplasty

Steroids are an anti-inflammatory medicine aimed at temporarily reducing the swelling in your nose (or anywhere in your body). The results are only temporary because the underlying cause of the swelling (your rhinoplasty) will take many months to heal. The injections will give you a somewhat reliable preview of what your final result may be after your body properly reduces the inflammation in your nose over time. Unfortunately, all medicines have side effects and you must be cautious with... more

Gary Motykie, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Why do kenalog injections only give remporary effects after Rhinoplasty?

After Rhinoplasty, the nasal tissues swell and create internal scar tissue from the tissue dissection. This is an ongoing procedure for months after a rhinoplasty. Kenalog (steroid) injections temporarilly decrease this scar formation but eventually the steroid is removed, from the nasal tissues, by the body after which the effects would no longer impact the nasal tissue.

Francis R. Palmer, III, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Steroids don't often change rhinoplasty outcome

The beauty of your final result depends on good support and shape established by the surgeon and the ability of your soft tissues to adapt to your new skeleton. If those conditions aren't met, the nose will lose shape--this is often blamed on "scar production" but is usually imperfect underlying skeletal support. Steroids can reduce temporary swelling but not change a mediocre skeletal shape into a good one. Once you have healed, if your nasal shape isn't... more

Mark B. Constantian, MD
Nashua Plastic Surgeon

Steroid injections

Think of it as a nice preview. Healing and resolution of swelling after rhinoplasty is a biologic event that we are just unable to completely control. Time and patience are necessary.

Michael L. Schwartz, MD
West Palm Beach Plastic Surgeon

www.palmbeachface.com

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