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Can Massage Improve the Shape of the Nose?

I have done nose job two times. My nose is upturned and my nostrils are big.Can i improve the shape with massage

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My Nose is Getting Bigger After Rhynoplasty

I had reduction Rhinoplasty to make the nose smaller about 3 month ago. After getting the splint off, I was happy cause my nose seemed small but now...

15 doctor answers | 1 community comment

Is the Nasal Tip Asymmetry Likely to Heal with Time?

I am just over 20 wks postop (open septo-rhinoplasty). Had a hump removed, bridge thinned, and the tip slightly elevated and substantially thinned....

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Is Massaging Nose After Rhinoplasty Recommended?

Massaging a nose after Rhinoplasty is common in the Czech Republic. Plastic surgeons get their patients doing it from about 2 weeks onward. The...

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Nose Massaging After Rhinoplasty: Why Do Some Surgeons Recommend Whilst Others Don't?

Can anyone explain why some surgeons are very much for massaging or applying compression to the nose post rhinoplasty surgery whilst others...

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Damage from Pinching Nose After Rhinoplasty?

I'm 12 days post-op from a secondary Rhinoplasty. I had spreader grafts and lateral crural strut grafts and a columellar graft were all used in my...

4 doctor answers

Will Exercises to Flatten out a Cartilage Graft in my Bridge Work?

I had a rhinoplasty 2 months ago to correct a "large roman nose", my surgeon put a cartilage graft on my bridge from behind my ear (i...

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Massage After Rhinoplasty - Permanent Damage?

At 3.5 months post-op, I have excess supratip swelling that I massage once in a while. I've done it maybe 15 times, for no longer than a couple...

3 doctor answers

Can Massaging Tip of Nose Have a Negative Effect After Rhinoplasty?

I started massaging the tip of my nose since the 6 week period following the surgery, which I am starting to regret Would that have any negitive...

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Small, Red Bump 2.5 Months Post Rhinoplasty: Is it Due to Too Much Massage and is it Temporary?

I think I caught myself in a catch-22 because as I was massaging my nose (as instructed) after the cast initially came off, I think I went overboard...

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