3 Weeks After Rhinoplasty, I Seem to Still Have Facial Swelling.

Swelling after rhinoplasty is variable and depends on numerous factors including but not limited to the amount of dissection performed, the amount of bleedingthat occurred during the surgery, bone work, thickness of skin, and whether your procedure is a primary or revision rhinoplasty. Generally speaking primary rhinoplasty patients with thin skin have swelling and scar maturation that can last for 1 to 1.5 years, whereas thicker skinned and revision rhinoplasty patients may have scar maturation and fine changes in swelling lasting 2-3 years. Three weeks after surgery is extremely young after a rhinoplasty, and it is best not to overanalyze your appearance at this time.

Some facial swelling is normal after 3 weeks from rhinoplasty. But really the person that would be able to answer you best is your surgeon.

At three weeks after rhinoplasty, swelling of the nose and face is normal.  Swelling associated with rhinoplasty takes up to a year to totally resolve.  Over the course of a year, your nose will display mild changes as swelling resolves and the "shrink wrap effect" of scar tissue formation under the skin evolves.  At a year after surgery you will be able to fully assess the final conformation of your new nose.  Good Luck... Dr. Corrado