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Will Pregnancy Affect Rhinoplasty Results?
Will pregnancy affect Rhinoplasty results, since the nose swells up during pregnancy?
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occhick
in Fullerton,CA
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Pregnancy should have no long term effects on the nose.
Although the nose swells during pregnancy this should completely resolve once your body returns to its baseline state. The nose is typically congested during the pregnancy and feelings of nasal stuffiness are not unusual
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Nose Swelling During Rhinoplasty is Transient
It is very common for female patients -- whether they have had rhinoplasty or not -- to experience swelling of the nose during pregnancy. The outside of the nose can look "puffy" and the inside can swell too, causing symptoms of nasal obstruction. Fortunately, these symptoms should resolve after pregnancy without any lasting effects.
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Only temporarily
The entire face tends to swell in the third trimester of pregnancy, and indeed, the nose will swell too. This will also resolve at the end of the pregnancy.
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