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Unsuccessful Rhinoplasty Experience

A week later is much too early to give a definite answer, but in my experience the septum (I think that's what you're referring to) remained swollen for quite a while after, especially because I had work done to reduce it, but in the end when the swelling decreased, it returned to a smaller size, which also made the tip seem less pushed up. All you can do is be patient for now and wait for the swelling to decrease further :)

The EXACT same thing happened to my nose, but the amount of scar tissue that builds up sometimes can't be helped by the surgeon--everyone's body reacts differently to surgery. I decided to do a revision rhinoplasty with the same surgeon free of cost, so he removed the scar tissue and strengthened my tip. If my body reacts the same way it did last time, I know I can't blame him, but there are ways to help reduce the amount of scar tissue buildup that I hadn't tried before. I realized too late what exactly was happening to my nose, but fortunately my surgeon was understanding. I now tape my nose every night to keep the swelling to a minimum and reduce the amount of "dead space," decreasing the chance for scar tissue to form and harden like last time. I also take the herbal supplement Bromelain to help with swelling as well. So far (a month and a half after the revision) the swelling seems to be at a minimum due to my constant efforts. I'm very well aware that optimal results are not guaranteed, which every surgeon should impress before surgery, but the way your body reacts to surgery can't always be predetermined. However, I know exactly what what you mean by being dissatisfied with this result--I went through the same thing, and I'm trying my best to stop it from happening again. It depends on how long after surgery your nose is at this point, but in some cases deep massaging of the problem area has aided in breaking up scar tissue, but I would ask your surgeon to make sure. I wish you the very best of luck!

First of all, this was only the case of my rhinoplasty -- yours could be a completely different problem, but I'll inform you of it in case they do turn out to be similar problems: About a year ago I had a similar experience with my rhinoplasty. I had a "Roman" nose with a large bump. It was a really worrisome experience for me as well (around 4 months post-rhinoplasty I could start to feel and see the bump), and trying to figure out why there was a bump forming just above the tip of my nose was frustrating! I kept looking for answers and coming up with different reasons for the bump each time, but it came down to a result that is given the nickname "Pollybeak" in the surgery world. There are many possible ways for its formation (scar tissue buildup, not taking enough cartilage from the lower third of the nose, etc), but in my case it had nothing to do with the surgeon's competence, it was due to a buildup of scar tissue on that area (the supratip) of my nose. This seems to be the most common means by which the pollybeak forms--scar tissue forms in the space between the cartilage of the nose and the skin, so because of the swelling in my case, an excess amount of scar tissue formed and hardened in that swollen area. As the swelling finally receded more in the tip, the bump of the scar tissue remained in my supratip, and I went in later for corrective surgery. The clump of scar tissue had to be slowly and meticulously removed. What I found out after the fact is that putting pressure on the skin by taping it and pushing it closer to the cartilage can help reduce the swelling, therefore creating less of a chance for scar tissue to form and harden. If your case is indeed similar to mine was, I would ask your surgeon about the bump, and find out whether or not massaging that area to break up the scar tissue is possible at this point. It could still very well be residual swelling in that area, but if at 6 months after the surgery the bump feels hard and is a concern for you, it is time to question your surgeon seriously about it. My surgeon told me at the time it could have been residual swelling even that long after the fact, but I found out too late in my case that it wasn't. Fortunately I received a touch-up procedure from my surgeon free of cost a couple of months ago, and I know what to do this time. I do hope you have more luck than I did and it turns out to be nothing to worry about, but I know exactly what you mean by being mentally drained worrying about it, so I would suggest talking to your surgeon about the problem and finding out what he/she says about it before jumping to any conclusions based on other bad experiences. I wish you the best of luck!

Speaking through my own experience with a corrective rhinoplasty, the earliest time to consider it is from 9 months to a year after the initial surgery, depending on your rate of healing and the extensiveness of the procedure.

Hi there! I would gladly tell you the name of the surgeon, but I'd prefer to keep it at a one on one basis rather than posting the name outright :) Perhaps I'm mistaken, but your profile doesn't seem to show means of contacting you directly..?