Help! Upturned Tip 4 Days Post Rhinoplasty

Right before I send all rhinoplasty patients home after surgery I warn them that when they look in the mirror, the tip of their nose may look too high or "piggy." This results from stitches inside as well as from the tape we use on the outside to support the nasal tip cartilages as they heal. So, don't worry if your nose tilts upward immediately following rhinoplasty. The tip may drop for up to a number of weeks to months after surgery. I tell patients to pretend they are vampires: avoid mirrors for a month!

Hi there.  It looks normal for 3 days postop.  IT has been taped high under the splint to hold it up and your lip is swollen.

Don't worry. You won't have a pig nose.  YOu're just 3 days post op that's all and you look normal for that.

Good luck. 

Almost all the tips of the noses look more upright than they are because of the support of the tapes, as well the stitches inside,and the swelling. So the fact here is that, you have started to look in the mirror 1000 times more a day since you have just had a big change in the center of the face. That would really be  a waste of your energy to evaluate your nose when it is still under a splint and taped up on post-operative day 3. Keep calm, do not get trapped to what you see in the mirror and trust the fact that the end result of your nose will not show before 6 months,probably even more.