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“Nose Tip Feels "Woody" and Hard After Open Rhinoplasty”

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Updated 6 Oct 2009
Posted 5 Oct 2009
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Spent: $5,500 in Riverside, CA

I had my first OPEN rhinoplastic surgery on 7-24-09 and my nose tip has been woody ever since. My doctor said he did not put any plastic or anything of the sort in my nose. so why does it feel woody? and will it go away?



Updated on Oct 6, 2009:
Why does my nose tip feel "woody" and "hard" after rhinoplsty?

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Philip S. Schoenfeld, MD (212 posts) 6 Oct 2009
The open rhinoplasty approach can sometimes lead to prolonged edema of the tip. If you had a very fatty tip your surgeon may have also defatted the tip and this can also lead to a more firm nose during the healing process. This sensation should resolve with time. An injection of steroid to the tip may expedite the process, but, your surgeon will need to make this decision based on how your tip feels to them.
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divineoverlord (7 posts) 7 Oct 2009
Thanks Doctor Schoenfeld!
unhappyxx (8 posts) 7 Oct 2009
Hi Dr S, My ps has said that it dangerous to have steroid injections and she will give them to me. I live in the uk, what would be the best i could do? could I go to another surgeon? Thanks Unhappy :(
Philip S. Schoenfeld, MD (212 posts) 7 Oct 2009
I have not found the steroids at a dose of Kenalog 10 approximately 1/3 cc into the deep subcutaneous tissue to be dangerous. You don't want to have too high a concentration or too high a dose.
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Meeme (5 posts) 19 Oct 2009
I am not a doctor. But if you had a columellar strut placed, that may be causing the firmness on it.

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